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Waterquake in the South-East Asia: an Antonov AN-124 from Canada to support Sri Lanka

Ottawa, Canada - Being leased from Russia, it will be used most of all for the transport of medical and water purification devices

Canadian Government decided to lease an Antonov AN-124 airlifter in order to carry a sufficient amount of necessities towards the Sri Lanka's territory, as actually the Asian country mostly involved by the seaquake after Indonesia with around 30,000 casualties. The decision would have been considered analysing the shortage of dedicated aircraft in Canada. This airplane, asked to Russia, is mainly going...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 111245
Rome, Italy, 01/04/2005 12:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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