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USA Today
07-02-2025
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US service member, 3 contractors killed when surveillance plane crashes in Philippines
US service member, 3 contractors killed when surveillance plane crashes in Philippines It was not immediately clear what caused the plane to go down, but the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the crash is being investigated. Show Caption Hide Caption Deadly Philippines plane crash: Four killed in U.S. military plane during routing mission One U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the Philippines. Fox - 26 Houston A U.S. military service member and three defense contractors were killed Thursday when their aircraft crashed in the Philippines while conducting routine reconnaissance, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The crash occurred in the Maguindanao del Sur province of the southern Philippines. The service member and defense contractors were the only people aboard, the command said in a statement. Video and images published online show wreckage from the crash a rice field in the rural municipality. Multiple outlets, including CNN, reported that the aircraft, which was contracted by the Defense department, was a Beechcraft King Air 350. It was not immediately clear what caused the plane to go down, but the command said the crash is being investigated. Missing plane: Alaska rescue crews search for missing airplane with 10 onboard Military aircraft was conducting routine surveillance in Philippines The aircraft was conducting a routine mission 'providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies,' the command said in its statement. Windy Beaty, a provincial disaster-mitigation officer, told The Associated Press that she received reports that residents saw smoke coming from the plane and heard an explosion before the aircraft plummeted to the ground about half a mile from a cluster of farmhouses. The names of the crew are being withheld until their families are notified, the command said. It is unclear if the three defense contractors were also U.S. citizens. "Additional updates will be provided as they become available," the command added. Eric Lagatta covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at elagatta@
NBC News
07-02-2025
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- NBC News
U.S. service member and 3 contractors killed in surveillance mission plane crash in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — One U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed Thursday when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said. The aircraft was conducting a routine mission 'providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies,' the command said in a statement. It said the cause of the crash was under investigation. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines also confirmed the crash of a light plane in Maguindanao del Sur province. It did not immediately provide other details. The bodies of the four people were retrieved from the wreckage in Ampatuan town, said Ameer Jehad Tim Ambolodto, a safety officer of Maguindanao del Sur. Indo-Pacific Command said the names of the crew were being withheld pending family notifications. Windy Beaty, a provincial disaster-mitigation officer, told The Associated Press that she received reports that residents saw smoke coming from the plane and heard an explosion before the aircraft plummeted to the ground about half a mile from a cluster of farmhouses. Nobody was reported injured on or near the crash site, which was cordoned off by troops, Beaty said. A water buffalo on the ground was killed as a result of the plane crash, local officials said. U.S. forces have been deployed in a Philippine military camp in the country's south for decades to help provide advice and training to Filipino forces battling Muslim militants. The region is the homeland of minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
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- Yahoo
US military surveillance flight crashes in Philippines, killing 4
A U.S. military service member and three defense contractors died Thursday in the Philippines after their surveillance flight crashed, officials say. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the aircraft contracted by the Department of Defense went down in the southern province of Maguindanao del Sur and "was providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies." "The incident occurred during a routine mission in support of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation activities," U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement to Fox News. "We can confirm no survivors of the crash. There were four personnel on board, including one U.S. military service member and three defense contractors," it added. Coast Guard Using Ship, Helicopter To Search For Missing Crew Member In Eastern Pacific Ocean The aircraft involved in the crash was a U.S. Marine Corps Beechcraft King Air 350, a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News. Read On The Fox News App The cause of the crash remains under investigation. The names of those involved are being withheld pending next of kin notification. Windy Beaty, a provincial disaster-mitigation officer, told the Associated Press that she received reports that residents saw smoke coming from the plane and heard an explosion before the aircraft plummeted to the ground about half a mile from a cluster of farmhouses. Us Military Flying Surveillance Aircraft For Reconnaissance Missions Along Southern Border With Mexico A water buffalo on the ground was also killed as a result of the plane crash, local officials said. U.S. forces have been deployed in a Philippine military camp in the country's south for decades to help provide advice and training to Filipino forces battling Muslim militants, the AP reported. The region is the homeland of minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation. Fox News' Jennifer Griffin and The Associated Press contributed to this article source: US military surveillance flight crashes in Philippines, killing 4
CBS News
06-02-2025
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U.S. service member and 3 defense contractors killed in small plane crash in the Philippines
One United States service member and three defense contractors are dead after a small airplane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday, officials said. The aircraft was "providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support" at the request of allies in the Philippines, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs said in a news release. It was a routine mission "in support of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation activities," the command said. The service member and defense contractors were the only people aboard the plane. The plane crashed into a rice field near Ampatuan, a small municipality in the southern Maguindanao del Sur province. The cause of the crash is under investigation, the command said. Windy Beaty, a provincial disaster-mitigation officer, told The Associated Press that she received reports that residents saw smoke coming from the plane and heard an explosion before the aircraft plummeted to the ground less than a kilometer (about half a mile) from a cluster of farmhouses. Four bodies were recovered from the site. No one on the ground was injured, but a water buffalo was killed in the incident. The service member and contractors have not yet been identified, the command said, pending standard next-of-kin notifications. U.S. forces have been deployed in a Philippine military camp in the country's south for decades to help provide advice and training to Filipino forces battling Muslim militants, the Associated Press reported. The region is the homeland of minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation.
Voice of America
06-02-2025
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US service member, 3 contractors die in plane crash in Philippines
One U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed Thursday when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said. The aircraft was conducting a routine mission "providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies," the command said in a statement. It said the cause of the crash was under investigation. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines also confirmed the crash of a light plane in Maguindanao del Sur province. It did not immediately provide other details. The bodies of the four people were retrieved from the wreckage in Ampatuan town, said Ameer Jehad Tim Ambolodto, a safety officer of Maguindanao del Sur. Indo-Pacific Command said the names of the crew were being withheld pending family notifications. Windy Beaty, a provincial disaster-mitigation officer, told The Associated Press that she received reports that residents saw smoke coming from the plane and heard an explosion before the aircraft plummeted to the ground less than a kilometer from a cluster of farmhouses. Nobody was reported injured on or near the crash site, which was cordoned off by troops, Beaty said. U.S. forces have been deployed in a Philippine military camp in the country's south for decades to help provide advice and training to Filipino forces battling Muslim militants. The region is the homeland of minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation.
