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Fracwilt
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Posted - 03/07/2012 :  10:24:17 PM  Show Profile  Visit Fracwilt's Homepage Send Fracwilt a Private Message  Reply with Quote
my father has been trying to find the location of an air force plane crash from 30+ years ago. apparently a C130 got struck by lightening and crashed in a field around cottageville. my dad is a retired medic from air force and was at the scene back then looking for survivors. guy from the BP told him it was off adam road? not sure if anyone knows the location or maybe coordinates off google earth so i could help him find it. thanks for any help.

Fishb8
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Posted - 03/08/2012 :  06:40:46 AM  Show Profile Send Fishb8 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I don't know about the crash site, but there is an Adams Road in Cottageville.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=adam+road+cottageville+sc&hl=en&ll=32.952576,-80.463524&spn=0.060427,0.077162&safe=active&hnear=Adams+Rd,+Cottageville,+Colleton,+South+Carolina+29435&gl=us&t=h&z=14




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Fred67
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Posted - 03/08/2012 :  10:56:55 AM  Show Profile Send Fred67 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I believe that crash site is on Westvaco property? I've got a friend that does land prep for them that was talking about it. Not much left if it's the same. I'll try and find something out.

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capntang
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Posted - 03/08/2012 :  2:00:19 PM  Show Profile Send capntang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
November 30, 1978 : C-130E 68-10936, c/n 4316, of the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing, 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, struck by lightning, crashed 55 kilometers west of Charleston, South Carolina.
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capntang
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Posted - 03/08/2012 :  2:08:49 PM  Show Profile Send capntang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
A little more miscellaneous (and unverified by me) info found around the internet and a few links:

From http://www.usaf317thvet.org/memorial.html with the same names also appearing at http://www.docstoc.com/docs/86886629/C130-Aircrew-LossesUSMCUSNUSCG---HerkyBirdscom
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The following 317TAW Airmen were killed when their Pope AFB based C-130E (68-10936) crashed near Charleston SC after a lightning strike ignited fuel vapors in the main fuel tank on Nov. 30, 1978:
Samuel P. Eskew, Mark D. Greer, Daniel K. Morris, Robert H. Canton, Burnie C. Finch ll, Robert H. Van Winkle


http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19781130-0
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Fracwilt
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Posted - 03/08/2012 :  7:16:44 PM  Show Profile  Visit Fracwilt's Homepage Send Fracwilt a Private Message  Reply with Quote
interesting links there capntang. i will share them with my father, thanks.
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