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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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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It doesn’t have anything to do with Trump.

So I doubt it. But it might be worth a shot.


41 posted on 06/07/2017 8:23:44 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Myanmar Shave just doesn’t have that ring to it.


42 posted on 06/08/2017 1:12:00 PM PDT by bIlluminati (Comey - Obstructing justice since 1995! Playing Comey Ping Pong.)
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To: bIlluminati

Nope! :)


43 posted on 06/08/2017 7:12:50 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: Mr. Douglas
If it disappeared, how can they see the wreckage? Just curious. :)

Lots of things on/in an aircraft float.

44 posted on 06/09/2017 7:12:03 AM PDT by JPG (Covfefe Rules!)
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To: JPG

Lots of things on/in an aircraft float.


Yes, but if they disappeared, how can they see them?


45 posted on 06/09/2017 7:16:39 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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To: Mr. Douglas
Don;t really know if ‘everything’ disappeared. Even one floating life vest would be sufficient to approximate crash location.
46 posted on 06/09/2017 7:46:12 AM PDT by JPG (Covfefe Rules!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I thought that was the discount pharmacy.....


47 posted on 06/10/2017 4:53:00 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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