Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Apr 24, 1980 (5 killed), P...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on April 24, 1980 near Posht-e Bādām AFB, Yazd, Iran with 5 fatalities.
- Date: April 24, 1980
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Posht-e Bādām AFB, Yazd, Iran
- Fatalities: 5
During the withdrawal from Operation Eagle Claw at Desert One, near Posht-e Bādām, a USAF Lockheed EC-130E Hercules and a USMC RH-53D Sea Stallion collided and the resulting fire killed eight servicemen in total: five airmen from the Hercules and three Marines from the helicopter. Sources differ on the sequence of events and the aircraft variant, so the cause is not recorded here.