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.jpg) A Moroccan Air Force C-130H Hercules similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 July 2011 |
| Summary | Under investigation |
| Site | Near Guelmim Airport, Guelmim, Morocco 29°03′N 9°56′W / 29.050°N 9.933°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Operator | Royal Moroccan Air Force |
| Registration | CNA-OQ |
| Flight origin | Dakhla Airport, Dakhla, Morocco |
| Stopover | Guelmim Airport, Guelmim, Morocco |
| Destination | Kenitra Air Base, Kenitra, Morocco |
| Occupants | 80 |
| Passengers | 71 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 80 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 26 July 2011, a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force crashed near Guelmim, Morocco, killing all 80 people on board.[1] The plane was carrying 71 passengers (initially reported as 72), mostly members of the Moroccan Armed Forces, and nine crew. Three occupants were pulled alive from the wreckage but later died of their injuries.[2][3]
- ^ "Morocco military plane crash kills 78". BBC News Online. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Plane crash kills 78 in Morocco". CNN. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "80 dead in Moroccan military plane crash". The Daily Telegraph. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.