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North Sea accident (2): search operations underway

Aberdeen, UK - The wreck might be on the seabed

Search operations are underway in the North Sea for the Eurocopter "Super Puma" that ditched on last Wednesday killing all the 16 people on board (see AVIONEWS). The British AAIB (Air Accidents Investigation Branch) thinks that the fuselage might be on the seabed, together with the eight missing bodies. Officers from the French accident investigation authority, the constructor company Eurocopter,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1102442
Rome, Italy, 04/03/2009 14:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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