US military transport aircraft C-130H Hercules issued a distress signal over Canada
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A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft sounded an alarm while flying over eastern Canada after plummeting from an altitude of more than 7,000 meters to 2,800 meters and is now in New Brunswick provincial airspace north of Fredericton.
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Why It Matters
The plane took off from Keflavik Airport in Reykjavik at 09:06 local time (12:06 Moscow time), flying from Iceland towards North America across the Atlantic Ocean.
A US Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft sounded an alarm while flying over eastern Canada.
The plane sharply descended from an altitude of over seven thousand meters and transmitted a distress signal at an altitude of about 2.8 thousand meters.
The plane is currently in the airspace of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, north of the city of Fredericton and near the border with the American state of Maine.
WASHINGTON, October 2 – RIA Novosti. A US Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft sounded an alarm while flying over eastern Canada, according to flight data.
The plane, flying from Iceland toward North America across the Atlantic Ocean, signaled an emergency in Canadian airspace, according to flight tracking data.
The aircraft took off from Keflavik Airport in Reykjavik at 09:06 local time (12:06 Moscow time).
At the time the distress signal was transmitted, the plane was at an altitude of about 2.8 thousand meters and was traveling at a speed of about 420 kilometers per hour. According to flight data, before this the board sharply descended from an altitude of over seven thousand meters.
Open Questions
- What is the reason for the distress signal?
- Is there a risk of the plane crashing?
- Are rescue measures being taken?
- The condition of the crew is unknown?
