The plane involved in Wednesday's crash was at least 50 years old, according to an official familiar with the aircraft. It was so low when it passed over that it rumbled the ground beneath his rig, he said.His company handles hazardous materials, he said, expressing gratitude that the aircraft didn't crash in his immediate vicinity. AMARG, also known as "The Boneyard," is an Arizona facility where the military keeps thousands of aircraft as well as spacecraft.State Highway 21 will remain closed indefinitely as investigators examine the crash site and debris field, according to Chatham County.The next briefing is expected Thursday 8:30 a.m. ET.Video from a business near the crash showed the horrifying final moments of the hulking plane, a version normally outfitted to do weather reconnaissance.The jet, with four turboprop engines on its overhead wing, banked left as it came down. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger.

"All the people in the building started panicking.

Seconds later a fireball and thick black smoke appeared.Truck driver Roger Best who works for a transportation company in Garden City, about 4 miles south of the crash, saw the plane overhead before it crashed. It can be outfitted for transport, reconnaissance, search and rescue, research, refueling, patrol or as a gunship. A WC-130 is a weather reconnaissance aircraft used by the Air Force and Air National Guard. "He barely made it over the tree line (and it) looked as if he tried to turn and nose dive straight into the ground right in front of me. Puerto Rico's National Guard on Thursday identified the nine airmen killed a day earlier when an aging cargo plane nosedived into a Georgia highway. The military is investigating why an aging cargo plane making its final military flight nosedived into a Georgia highway on Wednesday, killing all nine people on board. Mario Braña, a flight engineer with 17 years of service, survived by his mother and daughter-- Master Sgt. The military is investigating why an aging cargo plane making its final military flight nosedived into a Georgia highway on Wednesday, killing all nine people on board.The Puerto Rico Air National Guard WC-130 was flying from Savannah, Georgia, to Tucson, Arizona, where it was to be decommissioned. "We don't know the cause of the crash," said Maj. Paul Dahlen.The plane from the 156th Airlift Wing in Puerto Rico had been in Savannah for "a number of days" undergoing routine maintenance before heading to the Aerospace Regeneration and Maintenance Group in Arizona, he said. A plume of black smoke was seen billowing from the scene after a National Guard cargo plane crashed in Savannah, Georgia. Ricardo Roselló declared nine days of mourning for the crew, during which flags in the territory will fly at half-staff, according to a statement from his office.Wednesday's incident brought the number of US service members who have died in noncombat-related crashes of military aircraft to at least 27 this year.The cause of the crash is under investigation by the National Guard Bureau and the Air Force, said Rivera. Jean Audriffred, with 16 years of service and survived by his wife and two sons-- Master Sgt. The pilot was identified as Maj. José R. Román Rosado, who had 18 years of service. Follow her on Twitter at (Chris Hanks/Savannah Professional Firefighters Association via AP) The plane then plummeted straight down behind the trees. At least five dead in military plane crash in Georgia | The Mercury Visit the post for more.

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