Fedex Cargo Jet Crashing in Tokyo, Japan

TOKYO (March 22) -- A FedEx cargo plane crashed early Monday morning amid heavy winds at Tokyo's international airport and burst into flames. Police spokesmen Yoshino Ichihara says the pilot and copilot — the only people onboard the flight — were confirmed dead Monday morning at a hospital near Tokyo's Narita Airport.The flight from Guangzhou China crashed onto a runway at Narita Airport and was immediately swarmed by firefighters and rescuers. The pilot and copilot were extracted from the cockpit and brought to a local hospital. Their deaths were announced later.Television footage showed the plane bounce and then burst into flames as it skidded to a halt on the runway. The twisted remains of the plane were still smoking hours after the crash.
The plane smashed into the longer of Narita's two runways, which remained closed Monday morning with all incoming flights diverted, Fukuda said.

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[cheleni1]

definitely not the flight i would have taken

[hearts76100]

Another dodgy plane! MD-11. DC-10s big brother!

[cam9408]

thanks for this upload!! ive never seen that fotage before!!

[z370Toronto]

i bet u will find one mail sayin, this is the last time u will hear from me, :)

[Moution23]

Crosswinds are murderers

[khk0510]

not cool.

[Correctivemind]

SHIT!!!There goes my cookies from mom

[PAPERGUNLOVER]

yea right

[indyboom]

then he was a hell of a pilot.. logged at least three landing here

[organman360]

my friends dad was the pilot