All 16 people aboard a KC-130 military refueling tanker were killed in a crash about 85 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, on Monday afternoon, according to a WZTV report.

The KC-130 tanker corkscrewed into the ground Monday afternoon about 85 miles north of Jackson, the state capital, officials said. It was the deadliest Marine crash -- in the U.S. or abroad ...

A Marine KC-130 aircraft that took off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, crashed Monday afternoon in Mississippi, killing 16 service members, a Marine Corps spokesman ...

“The KC-130 has one of the lowest mishap rates of all Marine Corps aircraft,” Marine Corps PAO Capt. Sarah Burns said in a statement.

Deeply saddened by the loss of life in today's @USMC KC-130 crash in the Mississippi Delta. Our thoughts & prayers are w/everyone involved. — Senator Thad Cochran (@SenThadCochran) July 11, 2017 ...

U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 crash victims came from all over the country, including seven from elite Marine Raider battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina ...

Marine Corps spokeswoman Lt. Kristine Rascicot confirmed that the plane that crashes was a USMC KC-130, but said she was not able to release any more details.

The U.S. Marines and news outlets have reported the crash of a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop aerial tanker and tactical transport aircraft on Monday Jul. 10, 2017.

Debris from the crash is reportedly spread over a wide area. "A USMC KC-130 mishap occurred the evening of July 10," says a Marine Corps Tweet. "Further information will be released as available.

Everyone had a lot of respect for Dan.” After the crewmaster of the KC-130 died in the Mississippi crash, a marine sergeant guarded the home where Baldassare grew up in suburban Colts Neck, N.J.

Under the Marine Corps, the KC-130 has been involved in at least one other deadly accident in recent years — a 2002 crash in Pakistan that claimed the lives of seven crew members.