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Nepalese Aaircraft crash (2): Italian researchers saved thanks to a delay

Kathmandu, Nepal - "We were very lucky, but I say it with sadness for the persons who died"

Missing your aircraft can be one of the most unpleasant things when travelling, but sometimes it can also save your life: that is what happened today, September 28, 2012, to some Italian researchers who, because of a delay, were unable to get on board of the Sita Air aircraft which crashed near Katmandu, killing 19 persons (AVIONEWS). The members of the scientific expedition led by Agostino da Polenza,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1145948
Rome, Italy, 09/28/2012 22:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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