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Chilean Air Force Plane With 38 People Has Crashed - Navy

© Flickr / The 621st Contingency Response WingA Canadian Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules passes over the ‘Strike’ Drop Zone at Fort Polk, La., Aug. 16, 2013.
A Canadian Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules passes over the ‘Strike’ Drop Zone at Fort Polk, La., Aug. 16, 2013.  - Sputnik International
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According to the Chilean Air Force, the plane was heading to Antarctica to conduct logistical work. A state of alert has been declared, and rescue teams have been activated by the authorities.

A Chilean military aircraft disappeared from radars on Monday, the Chilean Air Force said in a statement.

"The Chilean Air Force reports that this afternoon a C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Aviation Group #10 took off at 04:55 p.m. and lost radio contact at 06:13 p.m [21:13 GMT]", the Monday release says.

The plane was carrying 38 people on board - 17 crew members and 21 passengers.

Later in the day, the Navy confirmed the plane had crashed.

The aircraft was travelling from Chabunco Air Base in the city of Punta Arenas in southern Chile to the President Eduardo Frei Montalva Antarctica Air Base. It was transporting personnel to operate an oil pipeline supplying fuel to the base.

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