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FedEx Express Flight 80: A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from Guangzhou, China crashes at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, killing both the captain and the co-pilot.
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FedEx Express Flight 80
2009 cargo plane crash in Tokyo, Japan
FedEx Express Flight 80 was a scheduled cargo flight from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China to Narita International Airport, Japan operated by FedEx Express. At 06:48 JST (UTC+09:00) on March 23, 2009, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N526FE) operating the flight…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Wide body airliners developed from the DC-10
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American trijet wide-body airliner manufactured by manufacturer McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and later by Boeing.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Guangzhou
Capital of Guangdong, China
Guangzhou is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Narita International Airport
Airport in Chiba Prefecture, Japan; serving the Greater Tokyo Area
Narita International Airport — formerly and originally known as New Tokyo International Airport — is the secondary international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other being Haneda Airport (HND). It is about 60 km (37 mi) east of central Tokyo in Narita, Chiba. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)