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Old 27th Jan 2020, 18:01
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Auxtank
 
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Originally Posted by triumph61
That's a telling vid triumph,
Looks like a controlled - to some extent - landing - given final damage.
Looks as though it lost it's port wing and gear on that ridge of ground behind, rupturing fuel tanks, resulting in fire.
Previous pics reveal a closed door.
All very sad.
Perhaps pilots had identified a landing area but the snow meant they didn't see that ridge of ground.

Having said that - there's no confirmation of casualties as yet so one lives in hope.
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