Crashed aircraft in Iraq was FedEx’s

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Crashed aircraft in Iraq was FedEx’s
By Christopher Torchia - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Nov 13, 2008 17:27:02 EST

BAGHDAD — A cargo plane chartered by FedEx crashed Thursday west of Baghdad after reporting a malfunction, the U.S. military said. It ruled out hostile fire and said the crew was presumed dead.

The Russian-made An-12 plane with up to seven crew members — none of them American — was flying from Al-Asad Air Base to Baghdad International Airport when it lost radio contact and crashed at about 11:35 a.m., the military said.

The crash happened south of Fallujah, where insurgents once held sway. The military said mechanical failure or pilot error was the likely cause but declined to elaborate. The military also secured the crash site.

“It looks like everybody was lost but I can’t confirm that. The investigation will determine that,” U.S. military spokesman Capt. Charles Calio said.

Iraqi police in Fallujah said no shooting was reported at the time of the crash.


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