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| Myanmar plane: Debris and bodies found after search | Myanmar plane: Debris and bodies found after search |
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| The Burmese army says debris and bodies have been found after a military plane went missing with 122 people on board. | The Burmese army says debris and bodies have been found after a military plane went missing with 122 people on board. |
| Dispersed wreckage was found in the Andaman Sea, the military said in a statement on its Facebook page. | Dispersed wreckage was found in the Andaman Sea, the military said in a statement on its Facebook page. |
| The aircraft, a Y-8 transporter made in China, was carrying 14 crew members as well as 106 military personnel and family members, including children. | The aircraft, a Y-8 transporter made in China, was carrying 14 crew members as well as 106 military personnel and family members, including children. |
| The plane was flying from Myeik to Yangon and the debris was found in the sea off the coastal town of Dawei. | The plane was flying from Myeik to Yangon and the debris was found in the sea off the coastal town of Dawei. |
| Communication with the flight was lost on Wednesday half an hour into the short routine trip. | Communication with the flight was lost on Wednesday half an hour into the short routine trip. |
| According to the military, search teams on Thursday morning found the bodies of a man, woman and a child as well as a wheel, several life jackets and some luggage. The main body of the plane has not yet been found. | According to the military, search teams on Thursday morning found the bodies of a man, woman and a child as well as a wheel, several life jackets and some luggage. The main body of the plane has not yet been found. |
| Should everyone on board have died in the crash, the death toll would make it among the country's worst aviation disasters, says the BBC's Myanmar correspondent Jonah Fisher. | |
| The reason for the crash remains unclear. There has so far been no report of a mayday call and the dispersed nature of the wreckage suggests it could have broken up in mid air. | The reason for the crash remains unclear. There has so far been no report of a mayday call and the dispersed nature of the wreckage suggests it could have broken up in mid air. |
| Although it is monsoon season in Myanmar, there were no reports of bad weather at that time. | Although it is monsoon season in Myanmar, there were no reports of bad weather at that time. |
| The plane was purchased from China in March last year and had logged 809 flying hours, according to the military. | The plane was purchased from China in March last year and had logged 809 flying hours, according to the military. |
| Myanmar has seen a number of aircraft incidents in recent years. | Myanmar has seen a number of aircraft incidents in recent years. |
| In February 2016, the five-member crew of an air force plane died when the aircraft crashed in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw. A few months later, three officers were killed when a military helicopter crashed in central Myanmar. | In February 2016, the five-member crew of an air force plane died when the aircraft crashed in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw. A few months later, three officers were killed when a military helicopter crashed in central Myanmar. |
| An Air Bagan commercial aircraft made an emergency landing in 2012 and burst into flames, killing two people. | An Air Bagan commercial aircraft made an emergency landing in 2012 and burst into flames, killing two people. |