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TOKYO — Severe turbulence jolted a Tokyo-bound Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-400 on a flight from the Philippines on Friday, injuring 50 passengers and crew members, a spokesman said.

Forty-five people were injured, at least three seriously, when a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 hit turbulence on the Manila-Tokyo leg of a US-bound flight, airport officials say.

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Injuries are being reported after a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-400 carrying more than 400 passengers encountered severe turbulence near Tokyo while operating a flight from Manila today.

The 747-400, which departed from San Francisco, was carrying 321 passengers and a crew of 21. It encountered the turbulence near Hokkaido around noon Hong Kong time Tuesday.

Flight CX879, a Boeing 747 with 321 passengers and 21 crew aboard, was rocked by the turbulence over the Japanese island of Hokkaido shortly after noon local time on Tuesday, Cathay airlines said.

FARNBOROUGH, England -- Controversy over air turbulence created by the Airbus A380 superjumbo jet has kicked up a notch, pulling rival Boeing Co's. latest 747 model into the debate.

Boeing 's new 747-8, its largest-ever plane, took off for the first time on Monday. Although delayed by weather, its maiden test flight was almost certainly smoother than its economic prospects.