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National Airlines B747-400F Crashes In Afghanistan-Seven Crew Lost

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joeyb747:
The aircraft involved is Boeing 747-428M(BCF) N949CA. National Airlines is Headquartered in Orlando Florida. Until recently, the airline was based at Willow Run Airport (KYIP), in Ypsilanti Michigan. According to AvHerald, initial speculation points to a cargo shift on take-off. Names of the crew have not officially been released yet, but I am afraid that one of the pilots on this flight is a cousin of a friend of mine...RIP to all the crew members and condolences to their families.  :cry:

http://www.eturbonews.com/34652/national-airlines-b747-400-cargo-plane-crashes-afghanistan

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/national-air-cargo-confirms-747-400-crash-in-afghanistan-385280/

"The Taliban claimed responsibility for the crash, but the U.S.-led coalition said in a statement to The Associated Press: "Taliban's claims are false.""

From:

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130430/NEWS01/130439998/national-airlines-plane-crashes-in-afghanistan-5-dead-from-michigan#

The link below contains a dash cam RAW VIDEO view of the crash. The aircraft stalls and falls out of the sky. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!!

http://www.nycaviation.com/2013/04/national-air-cargo-747-crash-at-bagram-afghanistan/#.UX_tKqLlZ8E

AvHerald also has video and more images...:

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=46183bb4&opt=0

zerok:
video

joeyb747:
http://www.nationalaircargo.com/information_related_to_Flight_NCR102.aspx

joeyb747:
Posted by Jpsoldier24:

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/04/30/weather-may-have-played-role-in-horrifying-bagram-airfield-crash/?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

joeyb747:
National Airlines has released the names of the crew:

"Pilots Brad Hasler of Trenton, Mich. and Jeremy Lipka of Brooklyn, Mich.; First Officer Rinku Summan of Canton, Mich.; loadmaster Michael Sheets of Ypsilanti, Mich.; First Officer Jamie Brokaw of Monroe, Mich.; and maintenance crew Gary Stockdale of Romulus, Mich. and Timothy Garrett of Louisville, Ky."

From:

http://www.annarbor.com/news/ypsilanti/ypsilanti-man-killed-in-afghanistan-crash-remembered-as-a-loyal-family-man/#.UYFVEbtFWbx.facebook

May they rest in peace...

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