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MAFFS-Equipped C-130 Crashes In South Dakota

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

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A C-130 crashed Sunday in southwest South Dakota while battling fires in the Rocky Mountain region, U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) said in a statement. The military cargo plane equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) crashed around 8:30 p.m. EST while fighting the “White Draw Fire” near Edgemond, S.D. The C-130 belonged to the North Carolina Air National Guard based at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. NORTHCOM said there were casualties, but did not specify how many or how many…

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