| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 15, 1996 |
| Time: | 1800 |
| Location: | Near Eindhoven, The Netherlands |
| Operator: | Military - Belgian Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Villafranca, Italy - Eindhoven AB |
| AC Type: | Lockheed C-130H |
| Registration: | CH-06 |
| cn / ln: | 4473 |
| Aboard: | 41 (passengers:37 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 34 (passengers:30 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed and burned while attempting to land at Eindhoven Air Base. The aircraft collided with a large flock of lapwings and starlings, causing failure of the No. 1, 2, and 3 engines after which the port wing hit the ground and the plane exploded in flames. Aboard were members of a Dutch Army Band returning from Italy. |
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