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Old 5th August 2009, 12:25 PM
Kent Broadhead Kent Broadhead is offline
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Interesting - news may have been first with the story, but today's SMH reports and has a pic of an ATR72-500. RIP the captain.

And what is a "Turboflot"? Yes, yes, I know they meant Turbolet, but.....

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Old 5th August 2009, 01:20 PM
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Whats a Turbolet? Is it like a Turboflot but different?
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Old 5th August 2009, 02:59 PM
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The SMH also said that it was a unused control tower didnt they?
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Old 5th August 2009, 06:44 PM
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Whats a Turbolet? Is it like a Turboflot but different?
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Old 5th August 2009, 07:19 PM
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The registration is HS-PGL. Acft is actually an ATR72-500

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bangk...2A)/1373940/L/

From other pics I have seen the Control Tower looked like it was in use at the time.
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Old 7th August 2009, 09:31 AM
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It's the old Control tower it hit. It is or was used by the Fire services.
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