Military Plane Crashes in Ga.; 2 Aboard

Military Plane Crashes in Ga.; 2 Aboard

(EXCERPT) Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. - A small military plane carrying two people crashed on
takeoff Saturday morning and authorities refused to say if there were
any survivors.

The engine of the T-6A failed as it was taking off from
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and the plane crashed on
airport property, just west of the runway, said Maj. David Simons,
spokesman for the 165th Airlift Wing of the Georgia Air National
Guard.

The wing's training division is based at the airport.

The Air Force identifies the T-6A as a single-engine, turboprop
trainer.

Simons refused t...

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