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Afghan and Vietnamese migrants' astonishing flight to freedom in Soviet post-war biplane that can fly backwards


Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailEleven migrants from Afghanistan and Vietnam have been arrested after they allegedly sneaked into the EU in a Soviet-era biplane that can fly backwards. Police in Hungary have launched a human smuggling probe after the 1940s Antonov An-2 plane landed in a snowy field at night. Officers used dogs and thermal cameras to locate the migrants - three from Afghanistan and eight from Vietnam - after the vintage light aircraft was found abandoned. (Image: REX/Shutterstock)(Image: REX/Shutterstock)(Image: REX/Shutterstock)It was believed the plane - called a "tank with wings" - flew out of Ukraine before briefly flying through Hungarian airspace and landing near the town of Kallosemjen, about 150 miles from Budapest, on Monday. (Image: REX/Shutterstock)(Image: REX/Shutterstock)In 2015, Kim Jong-un unveiled a new camouflage scheme for the military planes, which can fly under full control at just 25mph.


Source: Daily Mirror January 18, 2018 13:11 UTC



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