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Airbus A400M Crashes In Spain

Friday, May 15th, 2015

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An Airbus Group A400M aircraft crashed near the Sevilla, Spain airport on May 9, killing four of six crew members.The aircraft, serial number MSN023, was making its first production flight and departed from Sevilla Airport at 12:45 pm local time, crashing around 1:00pm local time.“An Airbus Group go-team of technical advisers is being dispatched to provide full assistance to the official committee in charge of the investigation,” the company said in a statement.“Our thoughts are with the families and friends…

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