newly wed couple among 7 killed in plane crash

Just married: Brad Hasler, a pilot who was killed in the tragic plane crash in Afghanistan, is pictured with his new wife Robin in this wedding photo from two weeks ago

The cargo plane crew members who perished in a fiery crash in Afghanistan on Monday, included a man who married just two weeks ago and another who was engaged, it has been revealed.

Seven American crew members of the private cargo jet were killed on Monday when the Dubai-bound plane crashed shortly after take-off from Bagram air base near the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Heart-stopping dashcam footage of the crash hit the web hours later, showing the Boeing 747-400 climbing steadily before plummeting back to the ground in a massive explosion.

Yesterday, the names of the tragic crewmembers - all working for National Airlines - were released. Six of them were from Michigan.

They included pilot Brad Hasler of Trenton, Michigan, who married his longtime girlfriend just two weeks ago. The couple had a 2-year-old child and another on the way, his brother said.

Tragic: Plane crash victim Michael Sheets was engaged to be married

The brother, Bill Hasler, told WDIV-TV: 'If I could trade places with him so that he could be with his family, I would in a heartbeat.'

In a statement to NBC News, Bill Hasler added: 'Brad was a wonderful father to two young children, a beloved husband to a wife who is expecting another child, a loving son, and the most loyal and supportive brother I could have ever asked for.

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

The station reported that fellow crewmember Michael Sheets, of Ypsilanti, was engaged, and was to get married later this year.

In a statement to WDIV, Mr Sheets' family said: 'While there were inherent risks involved in his position, Michael assumed these risks to provide for his family.

The other Michigan men on board were pilot Jeremy Lipka of Brooklyn; first officer Jamie Brokaw of Monroe and Rinku Summan of Canton and maintenance crewman Gary Stockdale of Romulus.

Crewman Timothy Garrett was from Louisville, Kentucky. The cause of the 747 crash is still under investigation

In a statement, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the crash, but NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said there were no reports of insurgent activity in or around the base, which is one of the largest in the country and located about 25 miles north of Kabul.