Cargo plane crashes in Japan (2nd Lead)

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Mar 22, 2009, 23:46 GMT

Tokyo - A Federal Express freight plane crashed Monday morning on landing at Narita airport near Tokyo and burst into flame, media reports said. CNN showed footage of the crippled plane bouncing twice, as it veered off the runway aflame. Strong crosswinds bounced the plane - an MD-11 coming from China - twice on the landing strip before 7 am local time, causing it to flip, Japan's broadcaster NHK reported. On board the MD-11 operated by FedEx were a pilot and co-pilot. Their fate was not known. One of the two men was removed from the plane an hour after the accident. The plane was reduced to ashes and debris. A dozen fire engines were still working to quell the flames an hour after the accident. The plane had come from Guangzhou in China.

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