It has been reported that Antonov AN-12 UR-DWF crashed in Algeria 30 Aug, sadly with the loss of the 7 crew. It was said to be carrying oil equipment from Prestwick (departed there 29 Aug) to Equatorial Guinea. Two tech stops were involved and it crashed shortly after take off from the second of those locations, Tamanrasset. This two tone blue and white aircraft was a frequent visitor to UK airports. :apologetic:
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By: Arabella-Cox - 31st August 2014 at 19:21
I’ve flown in one of those…they are a handful to fly and require 5 crew up front. Crashing 3 minutes after takeoff in clear weather certainly suggests some sort of catastrophic failure.
R.I.P.
By: Newforest - 31st August 2014 at 07:27
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140830-0
Weather looked good, the plane was 46 years old. R.I.P.
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August 31, 2014 at 12:34 am