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Wreckage of Indonesian missing Twin Otter found

Jayapura, Indonesia - Few chances to recover any survivors

A reconnaissance aircraft has found this morning (yesterday evening in Europe) the wreckage of the airplane, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 belonging to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, that went missing on Sunday with 16 people on board (see AVIONEWS). Currently search and rescue teams are trying to land on the area of the impact, characterized by a deep jungle. However there are very few chances...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108006
Rome, Italy, 08/04/2009 12:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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