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Frame grab shows what Australian pilot Lawsons believes to be wreckage strewn over a thickly forested area
12 Aug 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A frame grab dated August 12, 2009 shows what Australian pilot Steve Lawsons believes to be wreckage strewn over a thickly forested area of a passenger aircraft which crashed during a flight from the capital Port Moresby to the tourist destination of Kokoda on August 11, 2009. Rescuers have reached the wreckage of the Airlines PNG De Havilland Twin Otter 300 that crashed in Papua New Guinea and found no survivors among the 13 passengers and crew, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Wednesday. Lawsons found the crash site, Australian broadcaster Network Nine said. REUTERS/Network Nine via Reuters TV (PAPUA NEW GUINEA DISASTER TRANSPORT IMAGES OF THE DAY) RED CIRCLE WAS INSERTED AT SOURCE. AUSTRALIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN AUSTRALIA. NEW ZEALAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NEW ZEALAND. PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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An Australian Army helicopter approaches a crash site in Papua New Guinea August 14, 2009. Rescuers have reached the wreckage of a passenger aircraft that crashed in Papua New Guinea and ...




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