Russian Plane: Riddle Solved?
Erika Gibson
News24
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Johannesburg (South Africa):
The owner of the ''mysterious'' and ancient Russian plane that the police and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) seized last week near Johannesburg, probably contravened aviation legislation. But provincial head of the police division controlling the country's ports of entry Superintendent
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Russian Plane Raises Eyebrows
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Frans Kloppers said on Tuesday that as far as could be determined, the owner couldn't be linked to any criminal activities.
Kloppers, CAA representatives and the owner met on Tuesday to clear up the uncertainty about the presence of the Antonov 2 in the country. Kloppers didn't want to disclose the owner's name, since the CAA's investigation against him was still in progress.
There has been great interest in aviation circles since the plane landed about three weeks ago at a private airfield at Bapsfontein and police confiscated and sealed it. Police acted after receiving information from the air traffic control tower at Johannesburg International Airport that a suspicious plane was in the country. Kloppers said the plane had been shipped in crates from Russia to Lesotho in 1998 where it was sold to a company owning several Russian planes.
Nov 02, 2005
Erika Gibson
News24
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Johannesburg (South Africa):
The owner of the ''mysterious'' and ancient Russian plane that the police and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) seized last week near Johannesburg, probably contravened aviation legislation. But provincial head of the police division controlling the country's ports of entry Superintendent
___________________
See Archive:
Russian Plane Raises Eyebrows
___________________
Frans Kloppers said on Tuesday that as far as could be determined, the owner couldn't be linked to any criminal activities.
Kloppers, CAA representatives and the owner met on Tuesday to clear up the uncertainty about the presence of the Antonov 2 in the country. Kloppers didn't want to disclose the owner's name, since the CAA's investigation against him was still in progress.
There has been great interest in aviation circles since the plane landed about three weeks ago at a private airfield at Bapsfontein and police confiscated and sealed it. Police acted after receiving information from the air traffic control tower at Johannesburg International Airport that a suspicious plane was in the country. Kloppers said the plane had been shipped in crates from Russia to Lesotho in 1998 where it was sold to a company owning several Russian planes.
Nov 02, 2005
