UN CRJ crash in Congo

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UN CRJ crash in Congo

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Bad week for the UN:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/plane ... story.html

20 dead...
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Anyone have any info if this was a Voyageur Aircraft?
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CRJ 300. That is all we know now.
Many operators in the UN.
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http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... 20110404-0
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The accident aircraft was reported to be a Bombardier CRJ-100ER, registered 4L-GAE.[2] It was operated by the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC).[1]
To be confirmed... Georgian Airlines, Tbilisi...
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sorry remove link (was the weather at the time)
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Looks like they all died...
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UN News Center Story update Confirmed as one survivor - aircraft was landing in torrential rains, hit runway hard, bounced, hit again breaking up and catching fire.

Video; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa- ... um=twitter
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Wind shear and Thunderstorm in the vicinity of Kinshasa airport. Wind Shear I believe will be the cause of this disaster. 32 passed away, 1 survived. Storms in Congo are one of a kind.
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We also have here in Kabul a Georgian Airways CL-600...Grounded.
A Voyageur Airways CRJ 200 came and is now doing the Dubai runs... :shock:
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