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    Indonesian Military Plane Crashed in Papua; 13 Killed

    An Indonesian military plane crashed into a mountain in Papua province of Indonesia, on December 18th.

    The Hercules C-130 plane took off from Timika, Papua, and was preparing to land in Wamena, Papua, when it went down.

    There were 13 people aboard the plane, including 3 pilots and 10 passengers; all of them were killed in the crash.

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    Trigana Air Service Freighter Plane makes Hard Landing in Indonesia

    Trigana AirTrigana Air Service flight IL-7321 made a hard landing at Wamena Airport, Papua, Indonesia, on September 13th.

    The Boeing 737-300 freighter en-route from Jayapura, Indonesia, touched down at the runway very hard in a nose high position.

    The right main gear of the plane collapsed and it slid on its nose gear.

    All 3 crew members and 15.3 tons of cargo remained safe.