A UPS plane crashed near Louisville airport
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A UPS MD-11 plane crashed shortly after take-off near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, according to preliminary information, a source says.
"UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Nov. 4, after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky," the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
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