Military plane crashes near Georgia airport, FAA says

A WC-130 Hercules military cargo plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday shortly after takeoff at a Georgia airport, killing at least five of the nine people aboard, U.S. Air Force officials told Fox News. The Puerto Rico Air National Guard plane crashed just before 11:30 a.m., shortly after takeoff from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, the Savannah Air National Guard said. The plane was bound for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona and on a training mission when it went down. -- More...