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Myanmar Military Plane With 104 Aboard Vanishes
New York Times ^ | JUNE 7, 2017 | JANE PERLEZ and WAI MOE

Posted on 06/07/2017 8:44:17 AM PDT by rdl6989

YANGON, Myanmar — A military transport plane with 104 people on board — 14 crew members and passengers who were mostly relatives of Myanmar soldiers — disappeared after taking off Wednesday afternoon from an air base in the southern part of the country, military officials said.

The navy and air force mobilized ships and planes to search for the aircraft in the area near Myike Air Base, about 350 miles south of the country’s commercial capital, Yangon, the office of the commander in chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, said in a statement. The plane, a Chinese-made Y-8, was en route to Yangon.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: burma; missingplane; myanmar
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1 posted on 06/07/2017 8:44:18 AM PDT by rdl6989
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https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=S50Eq9CN&id=BFCCD5016B862FDD88391825943AA1CE1314ABD9&thid=OIP.S50Eq9CNVIN4ZlOuANdH0wEsDI&q=Chinese-made+Y-8&simid=608005647944451339&selectedIndex=2


2 posted on 06/07/2017 8:47:40 AM PDT by Garvin (Madame Not President)
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The plane, a Chinese-made Y-8,

I think I see the problem...............

3 posted on 06/07/2017 8:48:01 AM PDT by Red Badger (You can't assimilate one whose entire reason for being here is to not assimilate in the first place.)
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Wreckage has been found in the Andaman Sea.


4 posted on 06/07/2017 8:48:24 AM PDT by rdl6989
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Families of Myanmar soldiers? Yikes. Jihad by extortion?


5 posted on 06/07/2017 8:48:25 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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Wreckage has been found in the Andaman Sea.

http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/myanmar-military-plane-carrying-116-missing-army-chief-1709075


6 posted on 06/07/2017 8:48:47 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

I hope this is not another one. That section of the aerial world seems to have a lot of planes disappearing or going down. Are they overloading the planes with people and luggage just to collect all the fees?


7 posted on 06/07/2017 8:49:29 AM PDT by lee martell
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Somebody alert CNN! This will give them something to report on around-the-clock for the next two years!


8 posted on 06/07/2017 8:53:23 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Some people consider government to be a necessary evil, others their personal Ponzi scheme.)
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To: Red Badger

I believe the Y-8 is the Chinese copy of the Antonov An-12 cargo transport. They have to check the weather conditions at the time of the accident, though.


9 posted on 06/07/2017 8:54:28 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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Wreckage has been found in the Andaman Sea.


If it disappeared, how can they see the wreckage? Just curious. :)


10 posted on 06/07/2017 8:54:34 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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To: Red Badger
Oh, I see, you shoulda bought the special version that guarantees the wings will stay on for more than 800 hours...
11 posted on 06/07/2017 8:54:48 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: RayChuang88

A Chinese copy of a Russian airplane?
What could possibly go wrong?............................


12 posted on 06/07/2017 8:56:57 AM PDT by Red Badger (You can't assimilate one whose entire reason for being here is to not assimilate in the first place.)
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“You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me.” ~ J. Peterman


13 posted on 06/07/2017 8:59:47 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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Yes, I wish countries would stop changing their names.


14 posted on 06/07/2017 9:01:47 AM PDT by rdl6989
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I hope it wasn't Captain Sum Ting Wong again...
15 posted on 06/07/2017 9:08:08 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (RuPaul and Yertle - our illustrious Republican leaders up the Hill - God help us!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Return to Burma...


16 posted on 06/07/2017 9:27:49 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: lee martell

Unlike the US that packs in passengers like sardines.


17 posted on 06/07/2017 9:30:46 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: rdl6989

I’m not looking forward to a sequel to “Lost”.


18 posted on 06/07/2017 9:31:42 AM PDT by Safrguns
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To: Red Badger

Hmm, it had four propellers.


19 posted on 06/07/2017 9:34:19 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What do you expect CNN will use as a theme to somehow tie this to Trump?


20 posted on 06/07/2017 9:34:39 AM PDT by NEMDF
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