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All ten people on board have died in a plane crash on a mountain near [[w:Huambo|Huambo]], [[Angola]]. It is thought that two of the deceased were [[Portugal|Portuguese]]. Angola is a former colony of Portugal. |
All ten people on board have died in a plane crash on a mountain near [[w:Huambo|Huambo]], [[Angola]]. It is thought that two of the deceased were [[Portugal|Portuguese]]. Angola is a former colony of Portugal. |
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The [[w:Beechcraft|Beechcraft]] [[w:Beechcraft Super King Air|King Air B200]] twin-propeller aircraft had departed capital city [[w:Luanda|Luanda]] at 1 a.m. EST on a 450 km (280 mile) domestic flight to Huambo. |
The [[w:Beechcraft|Beechcraft]] [[w:Beechcraft Super King Air|King Air B200]] twin-propeller aircraft had departed capital city [[w:Luanda|Luanda]] at 1 a.m. EST on a 450 km (280 mile) domestic flight to Huambo. It belonged to an Angolan charter company. |
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Celso Rosas, head of the national aviation centre, said adverse weather conditions may have played a role in the crash. |
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== Sources == |
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*{{source|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/19/AR2008011901076.html|title=Ten die in Angolan plane crash|author=Henrique Almeida and Matthew Jones|pub=Reuters|date=January 19, 2007}} |
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All ten people on board have died in a plane crash on a mountain near Huambo, Angola. It is thought that two of the deceased were Portuguese. Angola is a former colony of Portugal.
The Beechcraft King Air B200 twin-propeller aircraft had departed capital city Luanda at 1 a.m. EST on a 450 km (280 mile) domestic flight to Huambo. It belonged to an Angolan charter company.
Celso Rosas, head of the national aviation centre, said adverse weather conditions may have played a role in the crash.
Sources
- Henrique Almeida and Matthew Jones. "Ten die in Angolan plane crash" — Reuters, January 19, 2007