Operational details of the ill-fated National Airlines Boeing 747-400 Freighter (N949CA) which crashed on take-off from Bagram add further mystery to the reasons behind the fatal accident. The aircraft had not been loaded at Bagram but at the UK base of Camp Bastion, outside of Lashkar Gah, some 600km to the southwest. It had been transporting military vehicles out of Afghanistan, says the carrier, as well as other general freight. Parent company National Air Cargo says freight inside the 747 had been"properly loaded and se- cured" and adds it had "passed all necessary inspections" before leaving Camp Bastion. This affirmation, and the fact the aircraft apparently flew uneventfully to Bagram might point away from a possible sudden shift of freight on board the jet as it took off. But the carrier also says the 747 was refuelled at Bagram for its onward service to Dubai World Central as flight 102.
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机译：从巴格拉姆（Bagram）起飞时坠毁的命运不佳的国家航空公司波音747-400货机（N949CA）的操作细节，进一步增加了导致这起致命事故背后原因的神秘性。这架飞机没有装载到巴格拉姆，而是装载在英国营地的营地，该基地位于西南约600公里的拉什卡加（Lashkar Gah）外。承运人说，它一直在将军用车辆运出阿富汗，以及其他一般货物。母公司国家航空货运公司（National Air Cargo）表示，波音747内的货物已经“正确装载并固定”，并补充说，它在离开营地营之前已经“通过了所有必要的检查”。这种肯定以及飞机显然平稳地飞往巴格拉姆的事实可能表明，飞机起飞时货运可能突然转移。但承运人还说，波音747在巴格拉姆加油，是因为它作为102航班飞往迪拜世界中心的航班。
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