14 killed in French Polynesia air crash

[krispos42]

Source: CNN.com

PAPEETE, France (Reuters) -- A passenger aircraft ploughed into the sea in French Polynesia on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, with another six still missing, French authorities in Papeete said.

An Air Moorea Twin Otter aircraft with 19 passengers and a pilot on board crashed after taking off from Temae airport in Moorea Island, en route to the local capital Papeete, a short flight away.

Police said 14 bodies had been recovered including that of the pilot, but no survivors had been found. The search for the remaining passengers was continuing. All but two of the victims were French.

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The plane, a Dehavilland Twin Otter aircraft, veered to the right after take-off for the short flight to the main island of Tahiti and crashed into the ocean at around 12:15 p.m. local time (2215 GMT) on Thursday.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/polynesia.crash.reut/index.html

[bluerum]

1. French Polynesia - I have always wanted to go there,,, eom

[Auggie]

2. I've never been to Tahati, but I have been to the Cook Islands

Just lovely -- and a lot less expensive

[Lee_n_Tenn]

3. I knew it! I should have let the thought pass and not look into it....

I saw the headline on Yahoo and I said "a small plane crash? Hope there was no one involved in government or politics" and low and behold there was. Pretty damn aggravating how its just always so coincidental. But anyway I know on DU there is never room for putting 2 and 2 together.

[Parche]

4. HUH?

2 and 2 equal 3 in Republican land.....:rofl: :rofl: