Asia-Pacific

4 killed in military plane crash in US state of Alaska

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-30 09:28

SAN FRANCISCO - All four people on board a military cargo plane were killed after the plane crashed on Wednesday evening at Elmendorf Air Force Base in the US state of Alaska, the US Air Force confirmed on Thursday.

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Three of the crew were members of the Alaska Air National Guard and the remaining one was active-duty Air Force from Elmendorf, Alaska's Anchorage Daily News said on its website, citing reports from the US Air Force.

At a press briefing held on Thursday morning, military officials from the Elmendorf Air Force Base said the C-17 cargo plane crashed about a minute after takeoff as the crew practiced for an upcoming air show, giving no further details about the cause of the crash.