Monday, March 23, 2009

FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Tokyo | FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Pictures and News

FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Tokyo | FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Pictures and News


A FedEx cargo plane has crashed on landing at Tokyo's international airport.

FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Tokyo | FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Pictures and News

The plane, on a regular flight from Guangzhou, China, burst into a ball of flame killing the pilot and co-pilot on board.

FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Tokyo | FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Pictures and News

The plane, which was landing despite high winds, appeared to bounce off the runway.

Narita Airport's firefighters and rescuers immediately swarmed on to the plane. The pilot and co-pilot - the only people on board - were pulled from the cockpit and taken to hospital, where they were later confirmed dead.

FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Tokyo | FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Pictures and News

National broadcaster NHK identified them as 54-year-old pilot Kevin Kylemosley and his 49-year-old co-pilot, Anthony Stephen-Pino.

The longer of Narita's two runways remained closed with all incoming flights diverted.

FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Tokyo | FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Pictures and News

Unusually strong winds of up to 47mph were blowing at the time, but airport officials said it was too early to say whether the strong winds had caused the crash.

FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Tokyo | FedEx Cargo Plane Crash Pictures and News

News reports said the plane was an MD-11, a wide-body airliner built by McDonnell Douglas and based on the DC-10

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