Allegedly enroute to Davis Monthan AFB boneyard ...... (allegedly) Prayers for the crew and they’re families.
If the aircraft was headed for the Boneyard (and retirement from active service), that only compounds the tragedy. Prayers for those airmen and their loved ones, from someone who flew aging Herks back in the day.
Various databases indicate the aircraft was a weather recce bird for much of its career, assigned to the famous “Hurricane Hunters” of the 53rd WRS at Keesler AFB, MS. When that squadron upgraded to the newer J model, some of the older WC-13oH’s were transferred to the Puerto Rico ANG. Reportedly, the PR unit has some of the oldest Herks in the inventory, and it’s quite likely the 53-year-old bird was heading to D-M for final disposal in the Boneyard.