C-130 Cargo Plane Hits RQ-7 Shadow in Afghanistan

US Air Force Captain Justin Brockhoff, a spokesman for the military in Afghanistan, confirmed that a C-130 cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing Monday at a forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan after colliding with an RQ-7 Shadow, an unmanned aircraft that is usually operated by the Army and the Marine Corps.

“The C-130 received light damage during the incident and the aircrew was unharmed,” Captain Brockhoff said. “We have no reports at this time to indicate any injuries or damages were caused when it [the Shadow] impacted the ground.”

Major Andrea Pitruzzella, a spokeswoman for the 914th Airlift Wing, confirmed that the incident involved one of the unit’s C-130 cargo planes. She referred further queries on the incident to the headquarters that oversees operations in the Middle East, because the incident took place in Afghanistan.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

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