He disappeared from the radar on Wednesday. The bolt of a large Chinese-made military aircraft model Y-8F-200 was 122 people. He was heading to the largest city of Myanmar, Yangon.

According to local media, the connection with the plane was lost over the Andaman Sea. The wreckage of the plane and the bodies of the dead were found near the coastal settlement of Tavoy in the southern part of the country. All 122 people on board were killed.

In search of the aircraft, nine ships of the Myanmar fleet and three air reconnaissance aircraft of the country.

At the same time, representatives of the army said that among the dead 15 children, 35 servicemen and 12 crew members.

Most of them were sent to Yangon for medical examination.

Causes of the disaster are not yet known. The commander of the crew had more than three thousand hours of flying experience, the plane was purchased by the Myanmar army in March last year and flew about 800 hours, - explained the representative of the army.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, May 31, in the Turkish province of Shirnak, a military helicopter crashed. As a result of the crash killed 13 military.