Turkish military plane crashes
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Videos show a Turkish Air Force C-130E Hercules cargo plane falling in multiple pieces from the sky earlier today. The center fuselage with the wings still attached is notably seen spiraling straight down toward the ground. The aircraft, which tragically had 20 individuals onboard, came down in Georgia as it was flying from Azerbaijan to Turkey.
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Video circulating on social media shows what appears to be a portion of the aircraft's fuselage and large overwing spiraling downward and ultimately impacting the ground
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