Military Planes Should Not Transport Civilians

ON June 30, Hercules C-130B plane crashed into the Jamin Ginting area of Medan. The airplane hit a Joy FM radio antenna located 3,200 meters away from the Soewondo Airport runway. The passengers consisted of 12 crew members (three were pilots), one navigator, 8 technicians, and 110 passengers. All died.

Just before the crash, pilot Captain Shandy Permana requested permission to return to base. The request is assumed to be an indication that a problem occurred two minutes after the plane took off. The definite cause of the accident is still under investigation. But something was clearly amiss: why were there so many civilians aboard the military aircraft?

July 14, 2015

Tempo.co

Is it appropriate to use military planes as civilian transportation?
Yes
	(40.9%)	310
No
	(55.5%)	421
Unsure
	(3.6%)	27
Total	(100%)	2,407

ON June 30, Hercules C-130B plane crashed into the Jamin Ginting area of Medan. The airplane hit a Joy FM radio antenna located 3,200 meters away from the Soewondo Airport runway. The passengers consisted of 12 crew members (three were pilots), one nav

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