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Veracruz, Feb 21 (EFE).- Six members of Mexico's military died on Sunday morning after an Air Force plane burst into flame after it crashed near an airport in the southeastern state of Veracruz. The military will carry out an investigation, the country's Defense Ministry said. (Camera: OMAR HERNANDEZ). SHOT LIST: THE SCENE OF THE PLANE CRASH AND THE WRECKAGE OF AN AIRPLANE OF MEXICAN AIR FORCE AFTER THE CRASH NEAR EL LENCERO AIRPORT IN EMILIANO ZAPATA MUNICIPALITY, IN VERACRUZ STATE, MEXICO.
Sri Lanka's president promises full support to flood victims as hundreds of thousands are forced from their homes after days of torrential rain. Rough Cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).
Colombo, Mar 2 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka kicked off its 70th Air Force day anniversary celebrations on Tuesday with a colorful parade in the capital city, Colombo. The Sri Lanka Air Force was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force with the support of the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: THE 70TH AIR FORCE DAY ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Santiago, Dec 11 (EFE).- The Chilean air force said Wednesday that parts of a plane that crashed en route to Antarctica with 38 people aboard were found in the water near the last known position of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.Bits of foam from the plane's interior were encountered by the crew of Chilean-flagged fishing vessel Antarctic Endeavour in an area 30km (19mi) south of the location of the C-130 before contact was lost, the air force said in a statement.Other pieces of wreckage were spotted by a Brazilian naval vessel assisting in the search for the C-130, the Almirante Maximiliano, in waters roughly 518km (200 nautical miles) from Ushuaia, Argentina.The Maximiliano remains in the area collecting debris in coordination with Chilean authorities, Brazil's defense ministry said. SOUND BITES: JOSE FERNANDEZ, THE GOVERNOR OF THE CHILEAN REGION OF MAGALLANES (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: "On the afternoon of today (Wednesday) the Air Force informed a news that shocked us, which was the findings of bodies in the Drake Passage as well as part of the fuselage that belongs to the wrecked plane, which is the C130 of the Chilean Air Force."
A plane flying from Melbourne to Australia's King Island crashed into a shopping centre in Essendon, a suburb of northern Melbourne on Tuesday, killing all five people on board, including the pilot, shortly after taking off from Melbourne's Essendon Airport around 9 AM local time on Tuesday. According to local police, The twin-engine Beechcraft B200 Super King Air is suspected to have suffered engine failure. The plane crashed into the back of a furniture store and a JB Hi-Fi store in the DFO shopping centre, leaving the parking area in flames and killing the pilot, identified as US citizen Max Quartermain, and all four passengers, who have also been identified as US citizens. Pilot Max Quartermain was the co-owner of Corporate and Leisure Aviation, the company which operated the plane. He had a perfect 38-year safety record. According to unconfirmed reports, there were no casualties on the ground. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the incident.
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