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Congo Plane Crash
Does anyone have some info about this?
Kind regards |
From the BBC Website:
A plane has crashed in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 19 people, officials say. Two people survived the crash, the police chief in Bandundu province told AP news agency. A UN spokesman told Reuters the plane had crashed into a house near Bandundu town's airstrip. DR Congo, the size of western Europe and with few roads after decades of civil war, has one of the world's worst air safety records. UN spokesman Madnodje Mounoubai said a number of people on board and on the ground had been killed. The police said that 19 bodies had been pulled from the crash site. According to AP, the plane was operated by the local air carrier Filair and was en route to Bandundu from the centre of the country. It was then due to continue to the capital, Kinshasa. |
Apparently a Filair aircraft. They operate 1 LET-410 and 1 AN-24RV.
Good week for aviation.:bored: |
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does anyone know the name of pilots? a friend of my is working with Filair and I cannot contact him...
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pilot
The pilot was reported to be the owner of Filair.
I hope this was not your friend-- T |
no..I didn t know Mr. Philemotte..anyway I m very sorry for him..
my friend is a a FO and I cannot find any info about the co-pilot of that unlucky flight... if you hear something about that, pls let me know thanks |
Question?
How many Pax does a L410 carry? 19 sounds actually quite high for a L410. I might be wrong though:confused: |
The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin engined short-range transport aircraft, manufactured by the Czech aircraft manufacturer LET, mostly used for passenger transport. The L-410 first flew in 1969, and with more than 1100 produced, is the most popular 19-seat plane in history Here's the full Wikipedia link for starters: Let L-410 Turbolet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - GY :ugh: |
According to a Belgian newspaper the name of the pilot is Daniel Philemotte
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Co-pilot Filair...
The co-pilot was British - Wilson
The other co-pilot Alfred - French is on vacation since 1 month The Hostess was Lucy the sister in law of the Captain 17 of the 18 pax lost their lives in the crash I hate to be the bearer of bad news.... |
RIP
Flew for Filair in the past.
Danny was a great guy. It's really sad... Hope they'll find what happened... |
Accident place (slideshow):
Crash avion Fil Air |
Not sure what I am doing here but am trying to find out anything about the crash in Congo last week for family of Chris. What do you think happened. I dont know?
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Mobotu,
Thanks for your post. |
I have the truth about what happened I am trying to contact any family member Chris was a very good friend of mine he emailed me the night before the accident. please email me thanks
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Congo Air Crash
FAO P Miller. I'm a friend of Chris's older brother. As you'll appreciate the family are very upset at the moment but when I last spoke to him they had little information, how would they contact you if they wanted to speak to you?
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Hi,
This is some news about this crash .... And if true .. it's astonishing ! (why the raport of the sole survivor will not be true ?? ) Google Vertaling Original: Les vraies raisons du crash de Bandundu RD Congo, Socit : Jeuneafrique.com |
Any chance of an English translation?
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Post 18; click on "Google Vertaling" Bizarre if true
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