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Aerolift - Ilyushin IL-76T
Lake Victoria, Uganda
9th March, 2009

Lake Victoria, UgandaThe Ilyushin IL-76 cargo plane owned by the Russian-based Aerolift international cargo company was chartered by Dynacorp to transport tents and water purification equipment for the African Peace Mission to Somalia. 7 passengers and 4 crewmembers were onboard. The plane took off from Entebbe Airport, Uganda, bound to Mogadishu International Airport, Somalia. The IL-76 crashed into Lake Victoria shortly after takeoff, killing all the people onboard.

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