A military transport plane with 120 people on board went missing Wednesday on a flight from southern Myanmar to Yangon, a military spokesman said. Gen. Myat Min Oo said the Chinese-made Y-8 turboprop aircraft was carrying 106 passengers — mostly families of military personnel — and 14 crew members when it went missing Wednesday afternoon. "The military plane went missing and lost contact after it took off from Myeik, and now the military has started a sea and air search with naval ships and military aircraft and is preparing for rescue operations," he said. It said Myanmar had received the plane in March last year, and since then it had logged 809 flying hours. In a second announcement Wednesday night, the commander's office said six navy ships and three military aircraft were searching for the missing plane.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2017 12:13 UTC