CG-1705

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This aircraft, of which there are two pictures posted by Paul Perry, has been identified in a statement by the Commandant of the Coast Guard as the aircraft lost, with nine crew members on board, in the midair collision with a Marine Corps Cobra helicopter on Thursday night. A portion of the statement is included below. Two crew were on the Cobra. The search for survivors continues as of Saturday night.

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/1705.html

I am deeply saddened to report that one of our C-130 aircraft, CG-1705 out of AIRSTA Sacramento, crashed last night about 15 miles east of San Clemente Island off the coast of San Diego. CG-1705, with seven Guardians onboard, was searching for an overdue 12-foot pleasure craft when there was a collision with a Marine Corps AH-1 Cobra helicopter at 1915 Pacific local time. There were two personnel on the Marine Corps helicopter which was conducting a separate training exercise.