Guest guest Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 Airplane disappears in Congo Never arrived at destination; 26 onboard Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Posted: 7:45 PM EDT (2345 GMT) KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- A commercial aircraft carrying 21 passengers and five crew members disappeared Wednesday after takeoff in eastern Congo, an aviation official said. The Russian-made Antonov 12 vanished after leaving an airstrip in the eastern town of Goma, en route for Kindu, another town in the region, said Raymond Sangara, coordinator of Congo's civil aviation authority. " We can't say if there was a crash or a forced landing. These are things we don't know now, " Sangara said by telephone from Goma. Sangara said the plane lost contact with the control tower three minutes after its morning departure. It never arrived in Kindu, located 240 miles southwest of Goma. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/05/25/congo.airplane.ap/index.html Dear List Members, Dasha is Ju/Ju/Mo/Ve/Mo. Best wishes, satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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