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The crash of a British military transport plane in Iraq (news - web sites) occurred after the loss of its entire right wing and investigators believe a bomb planted by insurgents was the most "likely cause," the Sun newspaper reported.
The Sun reported that the entire right wing of the C-130 Hercules plane was torn off, sending the plane instantly into a violent spin and causing it to break up in about four seconds but not before the pilot hit the mayday button.
What was left of the plane spiralled and somersaulted into desolate marshland 20 miles (30 kilometres) northwest of Baghdad, the mass-circulation daily said.
"A bomb now looks the most likely cause" of the January 30 crash, a senior Royal Air Force source was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
"But sabotage is a another distinct possibility. Metal fatigue is another option but is considered much less likely. The suggestion that the plane was hit by a missile is a virtual non-starter," the source said...
