Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Feb 26, 1981 (23 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on February 26, 1981 near Tabones Islands, Zambales, Philippines with 23 fatalities.
- Date: February 26, 1981
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Tabones Islands, Zambales, Philippines
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF MC-130E Combat Talon I, callsign Stray 59, departed Cubi Point NAS on a special operations exercise over the South China Sea and crashed into the sea off the Tabones Islands in the early morning, killing 23 of the 24 people on board.