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Aviation => Aviation Accidents/Incidents => Topic started by: derekjackson on May 09, 2012, 09:27:45 AM

Title: Sukhoi Superjet missing in Indonesia
Post by: derekjackson on May 09, 2012, 09:27:45 AM
Sad day for aviation,
http://www.avherald.com/h?article=44f464f7&opt=0

Combined with Denny Fitch's death on Monday, not a good time.
Title: Re: Sukhoi Superjet missing in Indonesia
Post by: notaperfectpilot on May 09, 2012, 09:38:15 AM
 :cry: :cry:
Title: Re: Sukhoi Superjet missing in Indonesia
Post by: ORD Don on May 09, 2012, 11:56:14 AM




                A little more info.....


                http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/world/asia/indonesia-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Title: Re: Sukhoi Superjet missing in Indonesia
Post by: joeyb747 on May 09, 2012, 08:31:27 PM
Not looking good for the missing airplane...hope and pray for the best...

Combined with Denny Fitch's death on Monday, not a good time.

Very sad...here is an article on Mr. Fitch. R.I.P. Denny... :cry:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUx1ilFc722X8gKdT8GxkSBsvvMA?docId=2ea8c6e257b84891a406e3148422948a

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8653713
Title: Re: Sukhoi Superjet missing in Indonesia
Post by: joeyb747 on May 10, 2012, 08:32:04 AM
The news this morning looks very grim...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18015534

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-09/sukhoi-superjet-disappears-during-indonesia-demo-flight.html

http://www.smh.com.au/world/indonesians-find-wreckage-of-missing-russian-plane-20120510-1ydw4.html
Title: Re: Sukhoi Superjet missing in Indonesia
Post by: notaperfectpilot on May 10, 2012, 09:03:49 AM
Interesting how AvHerald reports that nobody has been on scene yet but it has only been seen from the air while some of the news reports indicate that there are people there....
Title: Re: Sukhoi Superjet missing in Indonesia
Post by: ORD Don on May 16, 2012, 12:07:28 PM




             Update:   Very interesting / disturbing....


             http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2114872,00.html?xid=rss-world
Title: Re: Sukhoi Superjet missing in Indonesia
Post by: joeyb747 on May 16, 2012, 08:15:42 PM
             Update:   Very interesting / disturbing....

...agreed...