III-fated plane’s engineer dead
NZPA-Reuter Singapore The flight engineer of a Bangladesh airliner which crashed on takeoff at Singapore on April 3 has been found dead in a Singapore hotel, the police said.
The death of the engineer Faruk Anwar, aged 30, was disclosed amidst an inquiry into the crash of the Boeing 707 which skidded and landed on a grass verge after a short run at the Paya Lebar International Airport. All the 65 passengers on board escaped through a safety chute. The aircraft’s undercarriage was dam-
aged, but there was no fire, although onlookers said that the aircraft left a trail of sparks as it careered along the runway. Mr Anwar’s body was found clad only in underwear on an extended ledge of the hotel building’s second floor, the police said. He was staying on the ninth floor of the hotel with the captain and co-pilot of the crashed airliner, which belonged to the Bangladesh national carrier, Biman. Police investigations were continuing, but there was no evidence to suspect foul play.
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