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An Antonov An-24 crashes near Baney in Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, killing 60 people.
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Antonov An-24
Soviet turboprop airplane
The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by the Kyiv, Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude Aviation Factories. It was the first of a future family of turboprops by Antonov. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2005 Equatorial Express Airlines An-24 crash
Fatal aviation accident in Equatorial Guinea
On 16 July 2005, an Equatorial Express Airlines Antonov An-24 crashed into the side of a mountain near Baney, Equatorial Guinea killing all 60 occupants on board the aircraft, making it Equatorial Guinea's deadliest plane crash.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Baney
Place in Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea
Baney is a town and municipality in Equatorial Guinea. It is located in Bioko Norte Province and has a population of 29,366 in 2015. On July 16, 2005, an Antonov An-24 crashed at the city. All 60 people on board died.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bioko Norte
Province of Equatorial Guinea
Bioko Norte is the second-most populated of the eight provinces of Equatorial Guinea, after the Litoral province. It contained 300,374 of the island's 335,048 inhabitants in 2015, sub-divided into 2 districts - Malabo (271,008) and Baney (27,366). Both the provincial capital,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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