TGV From France, joined Dec 2004, 868 posts, RR: 23 Posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1861 times:
According to AFP, based on information transmitted by the ONU mission (Monuc) in the Congo Democratic Republic, 17 persons were killed today Aug 3th in the crash of a private Congolese company plane, near Bukavu, in the eastern part of the Congo Democratic Republic.
Avoid 777 with 3-4-3 config in Y ! They are real sardine cans. (AF/KL for example)
Soups From Ghana, joined Jun 2004, 3437 posts, RR: 15 Reply 1, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 1567 times:
A plane has crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after clipping a mountainside, killing 17 people.
A United Nations spokeswoman said the Russian-built An-28 had been attempting to land at Bukavu in bad weather.
The plane then crashed into a forest in flames, 15km (nine miles) short of the airport runway.
Next destinations, Suarabaya, beirut, paris, Accra
Breiz From France, joined Mar 2005, 1808 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1495 times:
Quoting Soups (Reply 1): A plane has crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after clipping a mountainside, killing 17 people.
A United Nations spokeswoman said the Russian-built An-28 had been attempting to land at Bukavu in bad weather.
According to local witnesses, there was not much of a visibility to be able to land.