ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard says a military cargo plane has crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage.
Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes confirmed the Wednesday evening crash of a C-17.
Air Force Capt. Uriah Orland said four people were on board and that their condtion wasn’t immediately known.
Military police refused to comment, and other base personnel did not immediately return messages seeking information.
Anchorage Fire Department Capt. Bryan Grella said his crew was just getting done with dinner about 6:30 p.m. at the downtown fire station when something caught his eye.
He said a fireball extended about 750 feet in the air.
Front Section, Pages 8 on 07/29/2010