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Thunderous applause for Antonov with on board the medium part of the obelisk of Axum

Axum, Ethiopia - When the unloaded operations ended the plane turned back to Italy after a staging post in Gibuti

It was an historic moment the one which yesterday characterized the arrival in Ethiopia of the cargo plane Antonov 124 with on board the medium segment of the obelisk of Axum which Italy took over from its original country 58 years ago. The aircraft took off yesterday (see AVIONEWS) at about 7:00 p.m. from Pratica di Mare and it was received with thunderous applause when it arrived in Ethiopia. The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 118917
Rome, Italy, 04/19/2005 16:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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