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3rd Blue Wing Crash Kills 8 in Suriname


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What: Blue Wing Airlines Antonov 28 passenger plane en route from Godo Holo Airstrip to Paramaribo-Zorg en Hoop Airport
Where: Upper-marowijne district 3 miles north-east of Pokisi, Suriname.
When: May 15, 2010
Who: 2 crew including pilot Peter Veldkamp, 6 passengers employed by IAMGOLD mining company, 8 fatalities
Why: Ten miles into the flight, the plane lost radio contact. The last message reporting the plane encountered bad weather. The plane disappeared in bad weather on the 15th, in a forest 200 miles southeast of Paramaribo, near the Tapanahony River where it is presumed the plane was flying (off course) to try to fly around the weather. Since then, search parties have been able to fly over the wreckage and confirm it a total loss

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