Investigators Blame Bad Weather For June Military Aircraft Crash
July 19 2017
Investigators in Burma have concluded that the crash of a military aircraft last month with more than 120 aboard was caused by bad weather, reports Channel News Asia.
The Chinese-made Y-8 transport aircraft went down in the Andaman Sea on June 7 while en route from the southern city of Myeik to Yangon (Rangoon). All 122 people on board, mostly the wives and children of servicemen, were killed. At least 82 bodies were recovered.
Officials said on Tuesday that recordings from...
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