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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

UPS plane that crashed killing at least 12 was decades old, as satellite photos show shocking trail of destruction

The UPS cargo plane that crashed in Kentucky this week, killing at least 12 people including a child, was more than three decades old and had been grounded for repairs a little more than a month before the crash.

The MD-11 plane had just been repaired for a critical fuel tank issue in September and was grounded from September 3 through at least October 18, according to flight records obtained by the Wall Street Journal.

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