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Brazilian Air Force Plane Disappears in
Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO – A propeller-driven
Brazilian air force plane with 11 people on
board disappeared Thursday while it was
flying in the Amazon region, the military
said.
Air traffic controllers lost contact with
the aircraft, a Cessna C-98 Caravan,
Thursday morning when it was flying between
the cities of Cruzeiro do Sul, in the state
of Acre, and Tabatinga, in the state of
Amazonas, the air force said in a communique.
In a second bulletin, the air force said
that on board the plane were 11 people, most
of them technicians with the Health Ministry
who are participating in a vaccination
campaign in the Amazon region.
The military dispatched two H-60 Black Hawk
helicopters and a C-105 Amazonas aircraft to
the region, as well as an R-99
reconnaissance plane to search for the
missing Cessna.
The search operations are being coordinated
from a base set up in Cruzeiro do Sul, the
air force said.
The Cessna C-98 Caravan has a seating
capacity of 14 and is normally used for
transporting passengers and cargo relatively
short distances. EFE
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