Investigations have begun into the crash on takeoff of a Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200 freighter at Brussels Airport.

The 25 May accident destroyed the aircraft but all five crew members on board escaped serious injury.

The Pratt Whitney JT9D-powered 747-200F was 28 years old and was registered as N704CK.

Yves Logghe/AP/PA Photos

It was attempting a departure from runway 20 for Bahrain with 76t of

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