Three airmen were killed, one airmen and one soldier were injured after a plane crash Friday at 9:15 a.m. on the post airfield here. Dead are: Air Force Maj. Walter J. Maginsky, 36, the aircraft commander, with the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, S.C., originally from Chicago, Il. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy R. McMurphy, 27, a photo journalist with Defense Media Activity at Fort Meade, Md., originally from Boston, Mass. Air Force Master Sgt. Peter M. Shackelton, 34, the aircraft loadmaster, with the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, S.C., originally from Tyler, Texas. Injured were: Air Force Capt. Robert L. Carrol, the co-pilot of the aircraft, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, S.C. Air Force Maj. Lawrence J. Eggleston, a linguist with the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Md. Maginsky was pronounced dead on arrival at North Atlantic Treaty Organization Role 3 Multinational Hosptial in Kandahar, Afghanistan of leg injuries, said Army Gen. Drake M. Dobbs, the chief medical officer of NATO Role 3 Multinational Hospital. McMurphy was pronounced dead on arrival at NATO Role 3 Multinational Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan of a head injury, said Dobbs. Shackleton was pronounced dead on arrival at NATO Role 3 Multinational Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan of a chest injury, said Dobbs. Carrol was listed in critical condition with a head injury and a bodily injury, said Dobbs. He is being treated at NATO Role 3 Multinational Hospital in Kandahar. Eggleston was listed in serious condition with head injuries and a leg injury, said Dobbs. He is being treated at NATO Role 3 Multinational Hospital in Kandahar. The Air Force C-5 Galaxy was carrying 34 pallets, weighing 255,000 pounds of food and medical supplies such as bandages and medicines, for the local Afghan people, near Camp Sierra, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Members of the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron, originally from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, were the first responders to arrive at the scene of the crash. Upon their arrival they stabilized the scene, rescued survivors and put out a fire. Crash recovery specialists from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron are currently assessing the crash site. There had been no reports of hostile fire in the immediate vicinity at the time of the crash. Eggleston was on board the aircraft to act as a liaison between the United Nations and United States military to the local citizens. He was trained by the State Department and spoke Arabic. McMurphy was on board covering humanitarian operations for “Airman Magazine.” The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:00:00 +0000
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