Washington, United States, Aug 21, 2026 (AFP) - Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force site in Alaska: military

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A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska killed eight people on Thursday, the military said. The civilian-contracted plane crashed at the airport of the long-range radar site in Cape Newenham, on the state's southwestern tip, the Alaskan Command said in a statement. Rescuers who landed near the crash site "confirmed there were no survivors," it said. The statement did not say what those onboard were doing at the radar site, which tra......

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