2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 crash

Fatal aviation accident near Guelmim, Morocco November 2020 September 2019 CNA-OJ Lockheed C-130H (7344721564).jpg A Moroccan Air Force C-130H Hercules similar to the one involved Accident 26 July 2011 Under investigation Near Guelmim Airport, Guelmim, Morocco 29 03 N 9 56 W type:event inline,title Lockheed C-130H Hercules Royal Moroccan Air Force CNA-OQ Dakhla Airport, Dakhla, Morocco Guelmim Airport, Guelmim, Morocco Kenitra Air Base, Kenitra, Morocco 80 71 9 80 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.Morocco military plane crash kills 78 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14290795 26 July 2011 BBC News Online 26 July 2011 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.Plane crash kills 78 in Morocco http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/07/26/morocco.plane.crash https://web.archive.org/web/20121025065121/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/07/26/morocco.plane.crash/ dead 25 October 2012 26 July 2011 CNN 26 July 201180 dead in Moroccan military plane crash https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/morocco/8663078/80-dead-in-Moroccan-military-plane-crash.html 27 July 2011 The Daily Telegraph 26 July 2011 Accident The aircraft involved, a four-engined Lockheed C-130H Hercules with registration CNA-OQ, was travelling from Dakhla Airport in Morocco to Kenitra Air Base, with a scheduled stopover at Guelmim.ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H Hercules CNA-OQ Goulimime Airport (GLN) https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20110726-0 Aviation Safety Network 13 May 2019 While approaching Guelmim Airport, the Hercules crashed into Tayyert Mountain, approximately 10 km mi nmi north-east of Guelmin. At that time, the weather in the area was reported as poor.Scores killed in Moroccan plane crash https://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/07/201172612474769442.html 13 May 2019 Al Jazeera 26 July 2011 It was the deadliest aviation accident of 2011, and Morocco's deadliest military aviation disaster."Morocco Military Plane Crash Kills 80, No Survivors" https://web.archive.org/web/20120928001919/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/international/morocco-military-plane-crash-kills-80-no-survivors/455486 28 September 2012 by Omar Brouksy Jakarta Globe. 27 July 2011 King Mohammed VI announced three days of national mourning following the crash. See also List of accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed C-130 Hercules References Aviation Morocco Category:2011 in Morocco Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Morocco Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2011 Category:Guelmim-Oued Noun Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed C-130 Hercules Category:Royal Moroccan Air Force Category:July 2011 in Africa Category:2010s disasters in Morocco Category:2011 disasters in Africa