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2017 Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crash

2017 CE · Myanmar, Asia · Disaster

2017 Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crash
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On 7 June 2017, a Shaanxi Y-8 aircraft of the Myanmar Air Force crashed on a flight from Myeik to Yangon, killing all 122 people on board. Debris from the aircraft was found in the Andaman Sea, 118 nautical miles (218 km) off Dawei by Myanmar Navy ships. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Myanmar's history.

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