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In pictures: Indonesia Hercules crash
An Indonesian air force C-130 Hercules aircraft has crashed in East Java killing dozens.
Published On 20 May 2009
20 May 2009
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Witnesses said the plane burst into flames as it ploughed into homes near the town of Madiun.
Wreckage was strewn over a wide area with little apart from the plane's tail section remaining intact.
Officials said the plane was on a routine training mission when it came down early on Wednesday morning.
Many victims were trapped in the burning wreckage of the plane.
The crash is the latest in a series of disasters to hit Indonesia's military and civilian aviation sectors.