Gale ripped wing off doomed biplane - Cuban experts

Authorities in Cuba have said high winds ripped a wing off a small aircraft which crashed on the island, killing four Britons and 12 other people.

Gale ripped wing off doomed biplane - Cuban experts

Authorities in Cuba have said high winds ripped a wing off a small aircraft which crashed on the island, killing four Britons and 12 other people.

A preliminary investigation has shown strong winds tore off the top part of the left wing of the single-engine Antonov AN-2 biplane which crashed on Thursday, the country’s civil aviation institute said last night.

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