Antonov 148 crash today

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See http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=120924

Six crewmembers of an Antonov An-148 plane were killed in a crash during a test flight on Saturday.
Russia's Interfax news agency reports the plane was intended for the Myanmar airforce. Two of the dead crewmembers were Myanmar pilots.
The plane is brand new technology, developed by Ukraine in association with fourteen other countries. It can carry up to a hundred people, and is to be used for both passenger and cargo flights.

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http://russianplanes.net/EN/REGINFO/1235

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March 5th, 2011
An148 crashed


Antonov A148 near Voronezh on Mar 5th 2011, in flight break up


By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Mar 5th 2011 15:57Z, last updated Sunday, Mar 6th 2011 17:00Z

An Antonov/Voronezh Aircraft Joint Stock Company Antonov AN-148-100, registration 61708 performing a training flight from Voronezh to Voronezh (Russia) with 6 crew, was enroute about 134km (72nm) southsouthwest of Voronezh and about 160km (86nm) east of Belgorod when the aircraft lost height and impacted ground on private property in the village of Gorbuzovo Alekseevskogo around 11:05L (08:05Z). The aircraft was destroyed and burst into flames, all 6 occupants perished in the crash.


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