Large military plane crashes at California naval base

2011-05-19 08:22:55 GMT+7 (ICT)

POINT MUGU, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A large military aircraft crashed at Naval Air Station Point Mugu in California on late Wednesday afternoon, officials said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.

Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Captain Ron Oatman said it received a call for assistance at 5.33 p.m. local time. "We are assisting," he said.

Other details were not immediately available.

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VENTURA, Calif. -- A Boeing 707 military tanker plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday as it took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Southern California, injuring the three people on board, an air base spokeswoman said.

Broadcast reports showed thick black smoke and flames pouring from the light-colored aircraft after it went down at 5:25 p.m. and slid off a runway. The three on board escaped with minor injuries, air station spokeswoman Terry Reid told KCAL-TV.

She said the tanker is used for fleet operations support and transporting fuel.

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