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A B-707 cargo aircraft plummets in the United Arab Emirates (2): no survivors

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - The Sharjah airport is closed to air traffic

The first news on the B-707 cargo airplane that has plummeted today, have just arrived. The aircraft fell two miles away from the Sharjah airport in the United Arab Emirates, from which it had just taken off. Khaled al Qassimi, member of the local military aviation, revealed that all six members of the crew have deceased upon impact. The Sharjah airport is closed to air traffic. It appears that...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110438
Rome, Italy, 10/21/2009 17:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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