The ‘Six Minutes before darkness’ for the two fatal Ethiopian Plane Crashes

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The first immediate plane crash disaster minutes after take off was the
Flight ET409 that was bound from Addis Ababa from Beirut . Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky before Addis Ababa-bound Flight ET409, which had taken off in stormy weather, fell into the sea. Among them was the wife of the French ambassador in Beirut, Marla Pietton. Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky before Addis Ababa-bound Flight ET409, which had taken off in stormy weather, fell into the sea. Among them was the wife of the French ambassador in Beirut, Marla Pietton.

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Some of the foreign passengers are reported to be of Lebanese origin.The plane, a Boeing 737-800, was carrying 82 passengers, including small children, and eight crew, Ethiopian Airlines said. This model can seat 189 passengers.It disappeared from radar screens some six minutes after take-off in stormy weather at about 0200 local time, near the village of Naameh, about 3.5km (2 miles) from the coast.

The second one being the most disastrous just happening recently Ethiopian Airlines’ flight en-route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa capital city has gone down with more than 140 passengers on board. Reports reaching indicated the ill-fated aircraft crashed on the morning of Sunday, March 10 ,2019.
According to the airline, aircraft B-737-800MAX with registration number ET-AVJ took off at 8.38am local time from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and lost contact at 8.44am, which is about six minutes after takeoff. The flight is believed to have had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board, the airline says. A spokesman said the crash happened at 08.44 local time on Sunday, shortly after take-off from the Ethiopian capital.

Map showing plane's route and location of crash

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