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Plane in Russia drops three tons of gold bars

By T.K. Randall
March 16, 2018 · Comment icon 8 comments

The incident was blamed on a faulty cargo hatch. Image Credit: PD - Swiss Banker
Bars worth up to $368 million rained down after the aircraft suffered damage during takeoff on Thursday.
The plane, which had been carrying gold and silver bars from a nearby mine, managed to lose up to a third of its 10-ton cargo when the left flap of the plane's cargo hatch tore off unexpectedly.

The precious metals ended up strewn all along the runway and across the surrounding area, leading to a rush of activity as members of the public attempted to track down and collect them.
The incident occurred at an airport in the port city of Yakutsk in eastern Siberia.

According to reports, the plane's crew managed to land safely and nobody was injured. Airport head Nikolai Mesnikov also later reported that all 172 bars had been retrieved and were accounted for.

An investigation in to the cause of the cargo hatch fault is now underway.



Source: ABC News | Comments (8)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Daughter of the Nine Moons 6 years ago
Oh wow.
Comment icon #2 Posted by LV-426 6 years ago
You'd think Vlad would have had a more secure way of moving some of his savings...
Comment icon #3 Posted by third_eye 6 years ago
That's small change to the Mighty Vlad, he keeps the good stuff in his panties ... ~
Comment icon #4 Posted by Still Waters 6 years ago
Latest:  
Comment icon #5 Posted by UFOwatcher 6 years ago
I'm always in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Comment icon #6 Posted by mysticwerewolf 6 years ago
I wonder how much of that was actually gold. one of those ingots looked like cast iron and the other was so covered in white stuff I couldn't tell. I somehow doubt that the Russian authorities would allow civilians to pick up the lost contents. and would the military be alloyed to  take photos for the web?  I wish someone would drop a few ingots of gold or a few hundred gold coins in my yard. Sigh
Comment icon #7 Posted by mysticwerewolf 6 years ago
I thought platinum was silvery, not black or white. thanks for the update.
Comment icon #8 Posted by Aardvark-DK 6 years ago
Guys, it's part of that alien space ship, that Vlad has been hiding from us ! ....aaand the tin foil hat goes off again...


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