Air Force C-17 Crashes Just After Takeoff in Alaska - Dangerous Aerobatics (With Real Video). Find out why a C-17 Globemaster III transport plane of the United States Air Force crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska while practicing for a flight display. | TheFlightChannel

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transporting a shipment of replacement toilets to Robins Air Force Base suffered a cargo-door latch failure late this afternoon while flying over the North Georgia mountains. Several of the toilets fell from the aircraft and crashed directly into downtown Blue Ridge, damaging multiple parked vehicles and shattering windows along a two-block stretch. Officials confirm several people sustained minor injuries from falling debris and flying glass, though none ar