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16 dead in Marine Corps KC-130 crash in Mississippi

At Least 16 Dead In Marine Corps KC-130 Crash In Mississippi
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
July 11, 2017

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T crashed Monday into a field outside Greenwood, Mississippi, according to a tweet sent by the United States Marine Corps, killing 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman.

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In this photo provided by Jimmy Taylor, smoke and flames rise into the air after a military transport airplane crashed in a field near Itta Bena, Miss., on the western edge of Leflore County, Monday, July 10, 2017, killing several. (Jimmy Taylor via AP)

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