(VOVworld) - A memorial service will be held in Hanoi on Thursday for the nine crewmembers of the aircraft CASA 212, who died in a search and rescue mission.
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| Search and rescue teams are recovering parts of CASA 212 aircraft (Photo: VNA) |
Mourners could pay tribute to the deceased from 7:00 am to 10:00 am at the National Morgue at No.5 Tran Thanh Tong Street. The President has decided to present the Fatherland Defence Order, first class, to each crewmember. The Ministry of National Defence is coordinating with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to ask the Government to recognize the nine CASA 212 crewmembers, and Colonel Tran Quang Khai, deputy head and chief of the staff of Regiment 923 under Division 371 of the Air Defence – Air Force Service, pilot of SU30 MK2, as fallen soldiers.
Meanwhile, search and rescue teams are working hard to find the remaining member of the plane and recover other parts of CASA 212 as well as the SU30 MK2 aircraft.