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Eight killed in plane crash at remote Alaskan military site, air force says

BBC News World · 21 August 2026 at 10:53

Eight killed in plane crash at remote Alaskan military site, air force says

It is unclear why the civilian-contracted plane was at the radar site on Alaska's south-west coast.

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Eight killed in plane crash at remote Alaskan military site, air force says

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