First US plane lands at Baghdad airport

The first US military aircraft landed at Baghdad airport on Sunday, a US military source said.

The first US military aircraft landed at Baghdad airport on Sunday, a US military source said.

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"At least one aircraft has landed at the airport," said the senior source in the US 3rd Infantry Division's aviation brigade, who was at the airport.

He said a C-130 military transporter landed at about 8 pm local time, about an hour after dark, on the western, military side of the airport. He gave no details of whether it was carrying a load.

US forces seized the airport, some 20 km southwest of the city centre, on Friday. They said on Sunday they controlled practically all road access to the city too.