(Update) Air Force: C130 plane fell at the base of Montijo. Aircraft not taken off the BA11.
A C130 Hercules Air Force plane crashed Monday in Montijo Base. The disaster has at least three fatalities. Unlike the initial reports the aircraft did not become detached from BA 11 (Beja).
A C-130 Portuguese Air Force caught fire, Monday morning, Air Base number 6, no Montijo. According to found the Journal News (JN), There are at least three dead and one wounded serious.
The C-130 in question belongs to the police station 501, known as “I Bisons”. Was taking off, Air Base of Montijo, when they started the flames, inside the aircraft, for unknown reasons.
The incident caused further three injured, whose health will be evaluated.
Contacted by Lusa, the spokesman for the Air Force, Colonel Rui Roque, He confirmed that there was an accident with an aircraft in Air Base 6 and referred to later release of new data.
The spokesman for the FA said, cerca the 14.15 hours, It was to be given to safety issues on site and measurement of aircraft crew status.
The circumstances and causes of the accident will be the subject of investigation, indicated spokesman.
According to the page of the National Civil Protection Authority on the Internet, the alert for the accident was given to 12:20 hours and the 14.30 hours were in place 49 operational and 16 vehicles.
