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2 US Army Corps of Engineers workers among 8 killed in small plane crash in Alaska

The twin-engine Cessna 441 had taken off from Anchorage and was headed for the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport about 450 miles west when it crashed around midday Thursday.

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2 US Army Corps of Engineers workers among 8 killed in small plane crash in Alaska
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