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Old 16th March 2018, 06:00 PM
Brian Noldt Brian Noldt is offline
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Default Russian AN12 Drops Its Gold Cargo

A Russian AN-12 belonging to Nimbus Airlines drops its cargo of 200 gold bars on take off from Yakutsk Airport in Siberia. It is being reported that the cargo shifted and broke through the cargo hatch scattering the gold bars over an area of 26 kilometers. So far 172 bars have been recovered.

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Old 17th March 2018, 12:59 PM
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No need to pack your bags, all the missing gold has been recovered.

Gold bars spill onto Russian runway after cargo plane door fails

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-1...glitch/9557178
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Old 20th March 2018, 05:31 AM
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It is now being reported that all the lost cargo has not been recovered with a massive treasure hunt underway to find it.

From 9News.com.au

https://www.9news.com.au/world/2018/...d-prized-cargo
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Old 20th March 2018, 07:30 AM
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Go for gold!
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