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IANTD Lebanon
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CRASHED C46 CURTISS
AIRPLANE FOUND
Beirut, 17 April,
2006
Walid Noshie and
Sverker Hallstrom have discovered the whereabouts of the C46
Curtiss LIA Airplane that crashed and reported missing on
October 3, 1957 after taking off from the International Lebanese
airport.
The search took 5 years. The C 46 was found on the sea bed at
a depth of 1400 Meters.
27 people died on
board. It was reported that the aircraft was transporting 15
cases of gold weighing between 230 and 440 Kg.
Salvage will be
immediately underway and will be under the supervision of the
Lebanese ministry of Transport.
This is a very
complex operation due to the depth where the plane was found.
The team has procured all the necessary equipment to guarantee
the success and efficiency of this operation.
During the search
for the airplane wreck, a Roman Ship was discovered at a depth
of 300 Meters.
Noshie and
Hallstrom may conduct and execute the salvage of the roman
wreck. The date will be declared by the ministry of transport
once the salvage of the airplane wreck is concluded.
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