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Why Do Marine Planes Keep Crashing?

Fleet in Crisis

It’s possible the crew of the KC-130T that crashed Monday, killing 16, made an error. It’s possible something malfunctioned. What’s certain is the Marines’ fleet is in rough shape.

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It could be weeks or months before investigators can say for sure what went wrong in the moments before a U.S. Marine Corps refueling plane crashed

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