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Aereo SSJ-100 aircraft missing in Indonesia(3): helicopters return to base due to bad weather

Jakarta, Indonesia - Ground teams coordinated

"After it was cleared for descent the plane started turning right and descending but then disappeared from the radar screens at an altitude of 6,200 feet in a mountainous area, about 40 nautical miles from Jakarta airport. By the time -as we write, Ed.- the plane was due to return it should have burned up its fuel" a spokesman said from the airport through international press agencies. From Bandung...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1140424
Rome, Italy, 05/09/2012 18:29
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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