[CPEO-MEF] Fuel spill from Dover AFB (DE) C-5 crash

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

10,000 gallons of fuel spilled in C-5 crash
State says prompt cleanup will avert threat to soil, groundwater

By JEFF MONTGOMERY
The News Journal (DE)
May 4, 2006

An estimated 10,000 gallons of aviation fuel -- more than a tanker 
truckload -- spilled during the crash of a $175 million C-5 cargo jet at 
Dover Air Force Base on April 3, contaminating soil and threatening 
groundwater.

Other facts surrounding the accident remained elusive, however, one 
month after the plane -- the largest military aircraft in the U.S. fleet 
-- hit the ground while attempting an emergency landing.

During a briefing Wednesday at the crash site, military officials 
declined to discuss any findings from the investigation. Estimates of 
the spill size came from a state environmental official.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060504/NEWS/605040381/1006

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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