Family of military men visit plane crash site that killed loved ones

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Sunday, June 28, 2015
Family of military men visit plane crash site that killed loved ones
Fifty years ago this week, a military aircraft took off from the old El Toro Marine Corps Air Station Base.

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Fifty years ago this week, a military aircraft took off from the old El Toro Marine Corps Air Station Base.

The C-135 war jet was bound for Vietnam with 84 military men on board, but they never made it. It slammed into Loma Ridge minutes after take-off.

No one survived.

The sons, daughters and grandchildren traveled to the crash site in the Santa Ana Mountains to honor the memory of their loved ones.

Watch David Ono's full report in the video above.

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