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We had taken off after taxiing for three minutes. At once, I noted that the plane started to pitch. The effort of the pilot to right the plane remained vain. At this point in time the stewardess told me to put on my seat belt. At that time, the plane started to fly low and it struck a palm tree and
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616:"Plane Crashes in Congo, Killing 25".
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443:2002 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash
222:2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash
31:Antonov An-26 at the Radom Air Show
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449:References
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290:Kimbanseke
262:Africa One
252:Background
230:Africa One
166:Passengers
142:Malift Air
731:9 October
398:Kisangani
374:President
352:Aftermath
286:Kingasani
282:propeller
190:Survivors
158:Occupants
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182:Injuries
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