More Details Emerge From Yesterday's C-130 Hercules That Killed The Nine Crewman

Daily Mail: Pictured: Members of the nine-strong crew who died when military cargo plane crashed on its final flight to be decommissioned

* Ageing C-130 Hercules headed for retirement in Arizona on Wednesday when it nosedived into Highway 21
* The aircraft had just taken off from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport after 'days' of maintenance
* Flying to Aerospace Regeneration and Maintenance Group, a decommissioning site nicknamed 'Boneyard'
* Pilot identified as Major Jose Rafael Roman, who hails from town of Manati along Puerto Rico's north coast
* Co-pilot named as David 'Lanita' Albandoz; navigator Carlos Pérez Cera; and flight engineer Mario Braña
* Also mechanic Jan Paravisini; loadmaster Eric Circuns; and Victor 'Vitín' Colón and Roberto Espada Gali
* Aircraft had been used by Puerto Rico's National Guard during relief efforts for Hurricanes Irma and Maria
* Witnesses suggested plane had stalled after taking off from Savannah Airport but not officially confirmed

A military plane that plummeted onto a Georgia highway on Wednesday was on its final flight after more than 60 years of service, it has been revealed along with the identities of the nine crew who died.

The ageing C-130 Hercules, part of Puerto Rico's National Guard fleet that assisted with relief efforts after Hurricane Irma, was being flown for retirement in Arizona when it nosedived next to Port Wentworth at 11.30am.

The pilot of the plane - which had received 'days' of maintenance before the crash - was identified as Major José Rafael Román, 43, who hails from the coastal town of Manati along Puerto Rico's north coast.

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WNU Editor: Apparently this plane was going to the boneyard .... Military cargo plane that crashed in Savannah was headed to 'boneyard,' official says (ABC News).

More Details Emerge From Yesterday's C-130 Hercules That Killed The Nine Crewman

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U.S. military plane crash in Georgia kills all 9 on board -- CBC
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