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| 2nd Rooshun plane crashes, 40 die in Sudan |
| 2015-11-04 |
| A Russian plane has crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in war-torn South Sudan, reportedly killing 40 people. Witnesses said the tail fin of the plane and other parts were scattered along the banks of the White Nile River near the airport in the capital Juba. A police officer, who did not give his name, said at least 41 people died. More at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 Wonder whose family member is going to get their balls cut off to discourage this practice. I love how the Russians don't follow those Silly ROE like the US thinks they should follow while fighting ppl who don't follw the same rules. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-11-04 19:35 |
| #8 From the link: "44-year-old aircraft was reportedly carrying 18 people along with the cargo, but was only designed to hold 12." Old, overloaded, Soviet built, and Third World maintenance... a flying death trap. |
| Posted by: magpie 2015-11-04 17:15 |
| #7 This was downed by lack of maintenance. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-11-04 13:48 |
| #6 It will be interesting if the FSB is as good as the old KGB when it comes to "discouraging" future muslim terrorist attacks on russian interests. |
| Posted by: Nguard 2015-11-04 12:58 |
| #5 Cargo plans have to be properly load balanced. The cockpit voice recorder should tell the tail. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-11-04 11:01 |
| #4 Send out the SPETZNAZ, comrade. |
| Posted by: Spinesing Gray3122 2015-11-04 09:59 |
| #3 Antonov-12 cargo planes are pretty old. They were manufactured in the 50s and 60s and early 70s. If you want to use planes this old you really need top quality maintenance. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2015-11-04 09:58 |
| #2 Once is happenstance |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-11-04 09:19 |
| #1 Chickens coming home to roost? Rooshan/Inshallah maintenance? Karma? p\Pick one. Or two |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-11-04 09:08 |