Horror moment plane falls out of the sky in death spiral with smoke gushing from military jet in horror crash in Georgia

TERRIFYING footage shows a Turkish military aircraft crashing inside the ex-Soviet republic Georgia today.

The stricken plane was a C-130 belonging to the armed forces of Turkey – a NATO state.

The aircraft came down after taking off from Azerbaijan, it was claimed.

Smoke was gushing from the aircraft as it spun in circles falling from the sky.

The cause of the horror was not immediately clear.

The crash was in the Rustavi region of Georgia, according to the Turkish media.

This is about 100 miles from the Russian border.

Initial reports said a helicopter was lost but later it was reported to be a C-130, one of the world’s most widely used and longest-serving military transport aircraft.

The Turkish Ministry of National Defence said: “A C130 cargo plane taking off from Azerbaijan to our country crashed in Georgia.

“Search and rescue efforts have been initiated in coordination with Georgian authorities.”

The area is close to the Georgian-Azerbaijani border.

“Details regarding the plane’s departure point, the number of personnel it was carrying and its route remain unclear at this time,” said one report.

Turkey recently reached agreement to buy a dozen  second-hand C-130J military transport aircraft from the United Kingdom,  said reports.

The plane appeared to break up in the sky – with debris also seen falling to the ground.

Later parts of the C-130 were seen strewn on the ground.

There was a major explosion where the aircraft came down in Georgia.

Russian pro-war Militarist channel wrote: “It appears the Turkish C-130 broke apart in mid-air, likely due to an internal explosion.”

However, there was no immediate evidence of the cause of the crash.

A criminal investigation was opened in Georgia.

“The Ministry of Internal Affairs will provide the public with detailed information about the incident in stages,” said a government statement.