M-ONGO
19th May 2016, 06:21
A freight plane of Azerbaijan‘s Silk Way airline has crashed in Afghanistan, killing seven of its nine crew, Azerbaijan‘s civil aviation administration said.
It said the plane had crashed after taking off from Dwyer airport in Afghanistan. The crew were from Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
“A cargo plane belonging to Azerbaijani Silk Way air carrier crashed in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province,” the source told RIA Novosti.
According to Azeri local media, the plane was on loan from Silk Way to carry out cargo missions in Afghanistan, and had an international crew comprising three Ukrainian, five Azeri and one Uzbek nationals.
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A very sad day for aviation.
It said the plane had crashed after taking off from Dwyer airport in Afghanistan. The crew were from Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
“A cargo plane belonging to Azerbaijani Silk Way air carrier crashed in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province,” the source told RIA Novosti.
According to Azeri local media, the plane was on loan from Silk Way to carry out cargo missions in Afghanistan, and had an international crew comprising three Ukrainian, five Azeri and one Uzbek nationals.
Seven die in Afghanistan plane crash - InCyprus (http://in-cyprus.com/seven-die-afghanistan-plane-crash/)
A very sad day for aviation.