“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.”
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