India, Nov. 7 -- First Officer Lee Truitt, 45, Captain Richard Wartenberg and Relief Officer Captain Dana Diamond were the three pilots were killed in the United Parcel Services plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday. UPS identified the three on board the aircraft in a statement on Thursday.

The cargo plane crashed at the Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville shortly after takeoff around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday. It had nearly 36,000 gallons of jet fuel, which exploded after the crash, setting nearby houses on fire.

First Officer Truitt, Captain Wartenberg and Captain Diamond were the only three people on board the cargo aircraft.

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