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| Iraq |
| U.S. civilian cargo aircraft crashes in western Iraq |
| 2008-11-14 |
| BAGHDAD - A U.S. civilian cargo aircraft with between four and six people on board crashed shortly after take-off in western Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said, adding that there were no immediate details on casualties. “It was a malfunction. It lost radio contact, then it crashed ... We have no information on the fate of the crew,” a U.S. military spokeswoman said. The plane had taken off from an air base near the western city of Falluja. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 Survivors included an executive and a volleyball? |
| Posted by: Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2008-11-14 08:45 |
| #1 My money's on pilot error, fuel routing mismanagement or pilot error, took on the wrong grade of fuel (and switched tanks just after takeoff as per the checklist). |
| Posted by: Rivrdog 2008-11-14 00:45 |