2021 Thursday: Mil Mi-8 down in volcano lake at 100 metres deep, eight still missing...

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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/266635


https://news.sky.com/story/russia-up-to ... e-12379308
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58182420
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https://www.france24.com/en/russia/2021 ... ern-russia
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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia- ... er-crashes
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https://apnews.com/article/europe-russi ... a574009b5b

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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/266635
comes up with this rego:

Type: Mil Mi-8T
Owner/operator: Vityaz-Aero
Registration: RA-24744
MSN: 98417949

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/266635
also links to the pictures at
https://aviaforum.ru/threads/katastrofa ... 021.48838/ .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1VQ-o8YJ_Q

...rather foggy indeed...

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https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2021/8/30/16809/

Crashed helicopter lifted from lake in Russia’s Kamchatka

Russian Aviaton » Monday August 30, 2021 13:28 MSK

The Mi-8 helicopter that crashed in Kamchatka on August 12
was lifted 40 meters from the bottom of Lake Kurilskoye and secured on pontoons,
deputy head of the government of the Kamchatka Region Roman Vasilevsky said
at an operative meeting on Monday.
This reported by TASS.

"Yesterday another attempt was made to raise the helicopter, it was successful, the helicopter was lifted 40 meters.

Today it is located 570 meters from the shore.
It was secured on the pontoons, today the operation will continue in order to bring it closer to the shore.
Then a decision will be made to remove it from the lake either using divers or any other equipment," he said.

https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2021/8/30/16809/