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Stratofreighter
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That Finnish skydiver aircraft dropped like a stone...

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...as can be seen at
http://www.mtv.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/artik ... ta/3173422

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=165618
has more details.
Date: 20-APR-2014
Time: 15:30 EEST
Type: Aerocomp Comp Air 8 Turbine

Owner/operator: Suomen Urheiluilmailijat ry
Registration: OH-XDZ
C/n / msn: 1
Fatalities: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 11
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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Re: That Finnish skydiver aircraft dropped like a stone...

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Looking at the footage, it would appear it is trailing a cloud of fuel vapour and part of one wing (where the fuel tanks are located) is missing. Weird looking aircraft; hadn't seen one of those before:

https://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&site ... yhez3zX-xA
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