Philippines air force wreck found
Updated
An American Navy ship has found the wreckage of a Philippine air force troop transport plane which crashed at sea last month with the loss of all nine crew.
Manila asked Washington for help in locating the wreckage of the C-130 to establish the cause of the crash in Davao Gulf off the southern city of Davao on August 25.
Regional Philippines military spokesman, Major Armand Rico, says the oceanographic survey ship USNS John McDonnell found the wreckage late Thursday after a two-day search.
The 41-year-old US-made aircraft lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after taking off from Davao airport on restive Mindanao island.
