A U.S. Air Force MC-12 twin-prop, multi-mission Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft crashed Friday morning (Jan. 10) in eastern Afghanistan killing three Americans – part of the International Security Assistance Force service members and an ISAF civilian, according to a statement released by NATO. There is no indication the MC-12 was downed by enemy fire, a Defense Department official indicated. News of the tragedy follows two earlier-week American helicopter crashes. The MC-12 supports all aspects of the Air Force’s Irregular Warfare mission. Source: ABC News, Jan. 9, 2014.
[Central Mississippi/Golden Triangle Note: The first MC-12 on active duty was assigned to the Air Force’s Key Field in Meridian, Miss., on April 28, 2009.]
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