Firefighting C-130 Plane Crashes

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  • Added: 03-Dec-05

This is a California Fire Fighting Plane that during a fire run explodes in midair and crashes.

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Firefighting C-130 Plane Crashes

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  • Bad file

    ~ 1/2 second of static, then nothing.

    By SirDave144 1132808986 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Works fine with Divx v5.2.1

      You probably installed the worse Divx version ever - the version 6
      It is not 100% compatible with previous versions, I had so many problems with that version, had to go back to v5.2.1

      By V@no 1133652061 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Works fine with Divx v5.2.1

      You probably installed the worse Divx version ever - the version 6
      It is not 100% compatible with previous versions, I had so many problems with that version, had to go back to v5.2.1

      By V@no 1133652006 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • This is a DivX File

      You will need to load a DivX codec on your system to view this clip. Real Player, WinAMP, Window Media Player and several independant sources have the DivX codec available for free download. Donload one of them, Install on your system and then come back and watch the clip.

      By Rowdycat2 1132831542 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • all wrong

    this plane went down due to center wing box cracks not an explosion..thats why there are restrictions on certain c-130 aircraft now.. most c-130 aircraft now are waiting center wing box replacement

    By dulie 1166229472 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • error

    cant start the movie.

    By SamerDubai 1146571852 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • oops

    sorry wrong thread ignore my coment

    By ukdave 1144891486 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • the original.

    hi there lets make this one final,
    i remember watching this when i was younger, the presenters were carol vordanam and des linum.
    it was of a program called "how do they do that"
    i remember them showing all the tests they did and it was reinforcing things like casing for transporting nucular fuel and waste and walls to the main sections of the plants.
    they did loads of stuff like trains into that wall and to top it off a jet.
    if u can get the original u will c that what is lying left on the floor are the wing tips and all there is is a crator in the wall with shards of metal around.
    think 10mr or so reinforced shock absorbing concrete vrs a jet. i know about the theory of if u moove paper fastenough u can cut a tree but this wont apply here unless u have a new type of flying craft star treck light speed ect.
    dave,
    oh the program was ace i wish it was still on

    By ukdave 1144891382 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow

    this is terrible, im a pilot and this is some scary stuff. butgot to be careful.

    By jadman 1141671583 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • To Illustrate What They Do and Why.

    About 10-odd years ago, a U.S., movie "Always" with Richard Drefus and the large fellow who played Fred Flintstone (in another U.S. film) of the live-action version of the U.S. cartoon "Flintstones." The story behind "Always" is beautiful. The aviation footage and application are spot-on. Watch this film and get a good clue as to why the folks in that C-130 do what they do (NOT did what they did.) I am keenly aware of the structural fatigue issues of this type, doing this work, with the hours on the airframe. Nonetheless. Stephen.

    By SpectreDeed 1136357646 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Do not think "Always" is accur...

      The "large fellow, actor was John Goodman. He, Richard Dryfus, and Holly Hunter were outstanding. A great love story! That being said don't take the depiction of wildland firefighting shown in the movie to be anywhere near accurate. From the aviation tricks to showing how fire is fought on the ground to the way firefighters spend their off duty time is very inaccurate. I logged 5500 hours on 108 wildland fires and cringed in many parts of the movies. The worst scenes showed the air tankers flying through flame and breaking off the tops of trees. The scenario off trying something risky, while not knowing what the outcome is, is way off. Safety is a much larger element to wildland firefighting than the average person realizes and even then wildland firefighting is dangerous enough. I've lost 4 friends and co-workers, and knew of many of the others that have died in the last 30 years, to wildland fire and other on-duty incidents. "Its not like the movies" applies to 99.5% of what Hollywood produces.

      By RetiredRanger 1166309902 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Great movie

      My dad used to work for the USFS (United States Forest Service, for those not from the US), and worked among a great many of their firebombers. Most, like that C-130, are converted from older US military aircraft. The movie "Always" is among his favorites, and features one of the aircraft he'd previously worked with; Charlie 16 (C-16), a converted B-26 owned by Hawkins and Powers Aviation.

      I'm sad to say, he did know the pilot and copilot of that very C-130 in this video.

      By AliWolf 1143172161 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Forgot to add...

      I believe the ensuing investigation revealed a faulty fuel tank vent, causing pressure to slowly accumulate in the tanks, resulting in the explosion that ripped the wings off. I'm not entirely sure about this, however.

      By AliWolf 1143172359 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • No video

    No video component. Audio is fine

    By Northern Goddess 1134498382 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This is why...

    This is why I respect firefighters. Even in a relaitvely safe job like the airplane piloting, they risk thier lives to save others.

    And that's the very defination of a hero.

    By Bearfoot 1134196180 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • why doesnt anyone in doubt just google f...

    wasn't hard to find a reliable source eg cbsnews.com

    By Ghell 1133742215 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • faker, your ignorant

    if you think that not seeing something on the news means its not true, then i feel sorry for you, cause your obviously a fucking moron.

    By boblad451 1133736176 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Unfortunate and tragic

    I actually saw a documentary on this on National Geographic or the History Channel about a month ago; they mentioned using the C 130 and boasting it's huge payload. Very sad for the operators.

    By kwee 1133668746 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • No video!!

    I have the Divx codecs but cant view this either! something is wrong somewhere??!!

    By jaytee 1133393833 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • how to get the right codec

      download the video file
      download Gspot2.21 and it'll say what codec it needs
      go to the fourCC thing and get the link to the codec.

      or in this case, jsut get it from divx.com

      By KX36 1133733389 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • problem vewing

    It was real , It did happen. Three peaople
    were fire fighters killed, Also a fire fighter was serverly burned, on the ground
    buy fuel. It was horribal, Fire Fighters are Angels on earth.

    By Wild Apple 1133369738 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow best video on metacafe

    really quick one

    By Tiwana 1133209600 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • thanks

    for letting us know what it was, and yes i have the div x and all the codec's to play it and then nothing

    By mooncat56 1133019145 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Worked ok for me.

    I wonder what made the planes wings fall off? Very odd thing to see. It happened right after it dropped it's load of fire retardant. Poor buggers in the plane.

    By Tank Murphy 1132847263 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i can see it just fine

    its ironic that a fire fighting plane crashes and starts even more fires...

    By DSD 1132814882 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • blank

    no picture shown here cannot comment on a black screen

    By gypsy 1132805167 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i'm sorry

    but i can't get it to play, comes on then right off?

    By mooncat56 1132764435 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • firefighting C-130 plane crashes

    a tradgety

    By Engie 1132667400 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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