CEBU CITY — The remains of three pilots and three crew members, who died in the July 4 C-130 crash in Sulu province, arrived here at Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in Lapu-Lapu City late on Wednesday (July 7).
The bodies of the six fatalities were brought to Cebu via a C-295 tactical military transport aircraft for a tribute by their mother unit, the 220th Airlift Wing.
Capt. Dancel Bacaycay, information officer of the 220th Airlift Wing, said the duration of the bodies’ stay in the air base was uncertain. “It will depend on the decision of their families,” he said.
The six troopers were given military honors by colleagues in the 220th Airlift Wing….
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