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Chilean Air Force flies from Punta Arenas to King George Island monthly. Radio contact with the plane was lost at 21:13 UTC.
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69:Crashed into the sea
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184:Fatalities
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343:Unit 9900
306:Patagonia
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160:Occupants
142:Patagonia
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290:Hill AFB
279:VMGR-152
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