By H. Nelson Goodson
May 1, 2013
Bagram, Afghanistan - On Monday, a car dash camera video caught the fatal National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 crash minutes after lift off at the Bagram Airport. Seven civilian Americans died in the crash around 7:00 a.m. Bagram time. Five of the victims were from Michigan, authorities reported.
The plane was headed to Dubai and was carrying five military vehicles, according to authorities. The plane could be seen as it lost power and stalled in mid air, then it dropped and plunged into the ground nose first causing it to explode.
The cause of the crash has not been determined
