Plane carrying medical personnel, supplies crashes in Philippines; 8 dead
By Allen Cone
March 29 (UPI) -- A medical evacuation plane carrying supplies and personnel crashed on takeoff from Manila, Philippines, killing all eight on board Sunday night, officials said.
Tion Air Flight RPC 5880, which was en route to Tokyo, caught fire as it was taking off from Ninoy Aquino International Airport, according to Manila's International Airport Authority, as reported by CNN.
Aboard the plane were an American and a Canadian, as well as six Filipinos, according to the manifest.
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It's not unheard of to hear about aid planes crashing, They are trying to do the correct thing. Sad.
