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Fri, Aug 10, 2007

Twin Otter Down In French Polynesia

All Onboard Feared Lost

Authorities in French Polynesia fear all onboard a DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter were lost Thursday, when the twin-turboprop crashed in the ocean shortly after takeoff from the resort island of Moorea.

Nineteen passengers and one pilot were onboard the aircraft (type shown below,) which according to The Associated Press was bound for Tahiti, 10 miles away. French Navy ships had recovered 14 bodies.

Most of the persons onboard were French tourists, according to high commission spokesperson Dominique Bayon. Three were of foreign descent.

Officials say the Air Moorea regional plane carried out regular, seven-minute flights between the islands and Tahiti.

FMI: www.airmoorea.com/home.php?cat=1

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