A CRJ-200 has crashed whilst in the enroute phase last night. Flightradar24 shows a rapid loss of altitude from 33,000ft to 11,725ft in 60 seconds.
http://www.thelocal.se/20160108/norwegian-plane-crashes-in-swedish-mountains
CRJ-200 mail plane down in Sweden after mayday call
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CRJ-200 mail plane down in Sweden after mayday call
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Re: CRJ-200 mail plane down in Sweden after mayday call
This supposed crash scene photo indicates a vertical impact at high speed.
The hole is about the size of a CRJ!
The hole is about the size of a CRJ!
Re: CRJ-200 mail plane down in Sweden after mayday call
No skid marks of any relevance to indicate any horizontal velocity. And as C16 wrote "Flightradar24 shows a rapid loss of altitude from 33,000ft to 11,725ft in 60 seconds" sounds like it just kept going - down.
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