Military plane that crashed was built in Marietta facility

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military plane carrying at least seven Marines that crashed into a mountain in Pakistan was built at Lockheed Martin Company in Marietta, Georgia. <br> <br> The company confirmed this afternoon that the KC-130 was built about 1976 at the Marietta facility. A spokeswoman at Lockheed referred additional questions about the aircraft to the Marine Corps. <br> <br> A search-and-rescue mission was launched but there was no word on casualties. <br> <br> Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he understood the plane was carrying passengers. <br> <br> In a brief statement, U.S. Central Command said the names of the service members were being withheld until their relatives had been informed of the crash. <br> <br> Central Command said the K-C-130 aircraft crashed as it was making its landing approach at a base in Shamsi in southwestern Pakistan. <br> <br> The Central Command said the plane&#39;s flight originated in Jacobabad, Pakistan, and was making multiple stops. <br> <br>