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PAF remembers victims of C-130 crash

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Philippine Air Force commemorated the victims of the July 4, 2021 C-130 crash in Sulu on its first anniversary. Handout photo." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/04/20220704-paf.jpg"/><figcaption>The Philippine Air Force commemorated the victims of the July 4, 2021 C-130 crash in Sulu on its first anniversary. <em>Handout photo.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Philippine Air Force on Monday commemorated the victims of the C-130 crash in Sulu on its first anniversary.</p><p>The PAF held a mass to remember the victims.</p><p>In a separate activity last June 27, the PAF held a wreath-laying ceremony in Villamor Air Base led by PAF Commanding General Lt.Gen. Connor Anthony Canlas Sr. </p><p>On July 4, 2021, a military transport plane carrying 96 passengers and crew crashed in Sulu. A total of 49 passengers survived the crash, while 47 soldiers and 3 civilians were killed, according to a report released by the Joint Task Force Sulu.</p><p>Those on board the aircraft were new privates of the Philippine Army who were supposed to be deployed in Sulu.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/04/21/at-least-40-rescued-after-c130-plane-crashes-in-sulu-military-chief">Death toll rises in C-130 plane crash in Sulu, several still missing</a></li></ul><p>The aircraft, with tail number 5125, took off from Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base to Lumbia Airport and subsequently ferried personnel to Jolo.</p><p>The website C-130.net said the plane that crashed had first flown in 1988. The model is a workhorse for armed forces around the world.</p><p>The Philippines&#x27; armed forces have a patchy air safety record. In June 2021, a Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training mission, killing six people.</p><p>A Philippines Air Force C-130 crash in 1993 killed 30 people. A 2008 crash of the civilian variant of the Lockheed plane flown by the Philippines Air Force killed 11 people, the Aviation Safety Network says.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1720439" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div> </div>

The Philippine Air Force on Monday commemorated the victims of the C-130 crash in Sulu on its first anniversary.