What part of Rt 9 Gabz? The part behind (east) of the base or the dual part to the south?
The field is just east of 113...........Rte 9 is closed east of Kitts Hummock road.
That plane came down within about a mile of the highway
C-5 cargo jet crashes near Dover
Update 7:56 am
By JEFF MONTGOMERY
The News Journal
04/03/2006
A C-5 jet transport crashed south of Dover early today, breaking into at least three pieces and coming to rest on land east of Del. 9 near Kitts Hummock Road.
Dover fire officials and a base spokesmen confirmed that the accident had ocurred. At least 17 people have been taken to Christiana Hospital. Other information on the number of people aboard was unavailable.
All routes to the crash site were blocked this morning. Route 9 east of Dover is closed.
Delaware State Police Cpl. Jeff Oldham said the first calls about the crash came in around 7 this morning. Some witnesses said they saw the plane go down nose first.
The accident is the worst ever in the United States for the C-5, the nation's largest military transport. One of the big jets crashed in Germany during the buildup for the first war in Iraq. Another crashed during the American pullout from Vietnam.