Breaking News - Plane with 3 aboard missing near South Pole

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By Isolde Raftery, Staff Writer, NBC NewsAn aircraft carrying three men went missing in Antarctica on Monday and the plane’s emergency locator beacon was activated, according to the National Science Foundation.  

Follow @NBCNewsWorld  The status of those aboard remains unknown, NSF spokesman Peter West said Wednesday. The Toronto Star reported that the three men are Canadian.

West said those aboard were likely a pilot, co-pilot and a flight engineer carrying or picking up cargo. They had been contracted to support a branch of the Italian Antarctic Program that focuses on new technology and energy – specifically nuclear fusion and fission.

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