Burma military plane carrying 116 goes missing
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Burma military plane carrying 116 goes missing
A Burmese military aircraft reportedly carrying more than 100 people has gone missing, officials say.
The army said the plane was flying between Yangon (Rangoon) and the southern city of Myeik. Search and rescue efforts are under way. "Communication was lost suddenly at about 1:35 pm [07:05 GMT] when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town," the army said in a statement.
There were 105 passengers and 11 crew on board, an airport source told AFP.
Burma military plane carrying 116 goes missing, says army chief | The Independent
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The army said the plane was flying between Yangon (Rangoon) and the southern city of Myeik. Search and rescue efforts are under way. "Communication was lost suddenly at about 1:35 pm [07:05 GMT] when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town," the army said in a statement.
There were 105 passengers and 11 crew on board, an airport source told AFP.
Burma military plane carrying 116 goes missing, says army chief | The Independent
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Unconfirmed reports of a few survivors.
BREAKING A Myanmar military plane Shaanxi Y-8 crashed into Andaman Sea | AIRLIVE.net
BREAKING A Myanmar military plane Shaanxi Y-8 crashed into Andaman Sea | AIRLIVE.net
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40197318
German media additionally reports it is now thought that probably no one survived aboard, and mentions monsoon weather conditions.
German media additionally reports it is now thought that probably no one survived aboard, and mentions monsoon weather conditions.
CNN is reporting that wreckage has been found
and yet they have a map showing the search area as SE of Yangon abeam Dawei on the track from Myeik to Yangon. Kyauk Ni Maw appears to be a similar distance NW of Yangon i.e. beyond the planned destination.
Wreckage of missing Myanmar military plane found - CNN.com
14 miles west of Kyauk Ni Maw in Rakhine state
Wreckage of missing Myanmar military plane found - CNN.com
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“The Chinese-made Y-8-200F transport plane lost contact 29 minutes after takeoff while flying at 18,000 feet (5,485 meters) over the Andaman Sea, about 43 miles (70 km) west of the town of Dawei, the military said.”
“The military said the plane was operated by "seasoned pilot" Lieutenant Colonel Nyein Chan with 3,162 flying hours, two co-pilots and a flight engineer.”
“The aircraft, bought in March 2016, had a total of 809 flying hours. It was carrying 2.4 tons of supplies, the military said.”
Bodies, debris from missing army plane pulled from sea off Myanmar | Reuters
“The military said the plane was operated by "seasoned pilot" Lieutenant Colonel Nyein Chan with 3,162 flying hours, two co-pilots and a flight engineer.”
“The aircraft, bought in March 2016, had a total of 809 flying hours. It was carrying 2.4 tons of supplies, the military said.”
Bodies, debris from missing army plane pulled from sea off Myanmar | Reuters
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Maybe to the operator, but was it secondhand ?
The Shaanxi Y-8 is essentially a 1950s Soviet-era Antonov 12 4-engined turboprop aircraft (same engines and props as the Ilyushin 18), semi-licence manufactured in China. "Semi" because, during the project in the 1960s, Soviet and China fell into disagreement, so some of the aspects were just reverse-engineered from Antonovs the Chinese had in stock. It had a range of initial handling difficulties where the reverse engineering was not quite right. The Chinese enlisted some help from Lockheed to fix the handling issues, although Lockheed mainly wanted to sell the Hercules to China as a replacement. Production, as with some other Chinese-built copies, appears to have been a handful or less per year over a lengthy period.
Appears not to have had any use other than the PLA Air Force and some foreign forces where the Chinese decided to give the aircraft away.
The Shaanxi Y-8 is essentially a 1950s Soviet-era Antonov 12 4-engined turboprop aircraft (same engines and props as the Ilyushin 18), semi-licence manufactured in China. "Semi" because, during the project in the 1960s, Soviet and China fell into disagreement, so some of the aspects were just reverse-engineered from Antonovs the Chinese had in stock. It had a range of initial handling difficulties where the reverse engineering was not quite right. The Chinese enlisted some help from Lockheed to fix the handling issues, although Lockheed mainly wanted to sell the Hercules to China as a replacement. Production, as with some other Chinese-built copies, appears to have been a handful or less per year over a lengthy period.
Appears not to have had any use other than the PLA Air Force and some foreign forces where the Chinese decided to give the aircraft away.
