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Manila: A Philippine air force plane crashed into the sea minutes after it took off from the Davao airport, officials said on Tuesday.
The two pilots and seven crew members aboard the plane did not survive the crash on Monday, the air force said.
"We recovered one body belonging to the crew of the missing aircraft," said Air Force chief Pedrito Cadungog.
Several fishermen were helping the coast guard recover bodies and debris.
"Fishermen and residents in a coastal village in Davao City have turned in some parts of the aircraft, including a wheel. A flight manual from the C-130 and other documents were among those items turned over," Cadungog said.
Earlier, he said two pairs of combat boots, documents and aircraft debris were found by fishermen, including identification cards and cash.
"We have not found the aircraft body but we already know the general area where it crashed," Major Gerardo Zamudio told reporters.
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