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A french DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin-Otter of the airforce wrecked yesterday in Egypt
Nouweiba, Egypt - The aircraft was doing a training mission in service for the Multinational observation force
The nine military on board, eight French and one Canadian died in the accident. The Twin Otter took off from the Al-Gorah and was directed to Sainte-Chaterine. It seems that the pilot sent a mayday signal warning that he was intentioned to try an emergency landing after a system failure and while trying to make the emergency maneuver on a road near the seaside of Nuweiba would have lost a wing...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1073293
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency