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US Cargo Jet Crashes in Belgium

Aircraft breaks up on takeoff near homes

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(Newser) – A US jumbo jet carrying diplomatic cargo from the American embassy in Belgium crashed on take-off from a Brussels airport and broke into three pieces, reports Agence France Presse. The aircraft came to rest just a quarter mile from a residential area. The crew of five, all Americans, were not injured.

"This was very close to a catastrophe," said a spokesman for a local residents' association which has campaigned to close the short runway. "Imagine if it had been an aircraft full of passengers."

The Kalitta Air cargo plane that crashed at the end of the runway in Zaventem near Brussels.
The Kalitta Air cargo plane that crashed at the end of the runway in Zaventem near Brussels.   (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
A cargo plane split in two at the end of the runway at Brussels Airport.
A cargo plane split in two at the end of the runway at Brussels Airport.   (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
Firefighters stand next to the U.S.-based Kalitta Air cargo plane which crashed at the end of the runway in Zaventem near Brussels.
Firefighters stand next to the U.S.-based Kalitta Air cargo plane which crashed at the end of the runway in Zaventem near Brussels.   (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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