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Indonesian plane carrying 54 loses contact in Papua: Officials
AFP - Zee News ^
| August 16
| Staff
Posted on 08/16/2015 3:09:27 AM PDT by PghBaldy
Jakarta: An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 54 people lost contact with air traffic control Sunday during a flight in the rugged easternmost province of Papua, officials said.
The Trigana Air ATR 42 turboprop plane lost contact just before 3:00 pm (0600 GMT) after taking off from Sentani airport in Papua`s capital Jayapura on a flight to Oksibil, the search and rescue agency said on Twitter.
(Excerpt) Read more at zeenews.india.com ...
TOPICS: Local News; Travel
KEYWORDS: airliner; atr42; indonesia; lost; papua; papuanewguinea; plane; puddlejumper; triganaair
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08/16/2015 3:09:28 AM PDT
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PghBaldy
To: PghBaldy
10 minutes from landing it disappeared.
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posted on
08/16/2015 5:17:35 AM PDT
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PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: PghBaldy
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08/16/2015 5:47:43 AM PDT
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sagar
To: PghBaldy
Note to self: next I fly to Malayasia/Indonesia..........walk
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posted on
08/16/2015 6:41:52 AM PDT
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ALASKA
(Disgusted.....)
To: PghBaldy
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posted on
08/16/2015 7:13:08 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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08/16/2015 7:16:27 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: PghBaldy
"You've lost another plane?"
To: BenLurkin
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08/16/2015 9:44:19 AM PDT
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PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: BenLurkin
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08/16/2015 9:44:36 AM PDT
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PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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