Aerolift Ilyushin IL-76T plane crash
Lake Victoria, Uganda
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The 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.
Aerolift is currently on the blacklist of airlines banned from flying in the European Union.
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Aircraft similar to the one which crashed (Ilyushin IL-76T)
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Lake Victoria, Uganda (Red dot on map)