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Tokyo Accident Latest for Much-Derided Plane

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 23, 2009 2:56 PM CDT

(Newser) – A notoriously finicky airplane may have contributed to the Tokyo crash that killed two American FedEx pilots today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is believed to handle poorly in high winds, which were reported at the time of the crash. Though... Read full story »

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