TU-154 said to be running into a tree in a thick fog afternoon (when there) 10 April and causing it to burn andcrash resulted in 97 people in the plane were killed.
President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria was the dignitaries who were killed in the tragedy.
Among the dignitaries and high officials who were killed were Polish General Franciszek Gagor, GabnorCentral Bank, Salwomir Skrzypek, two Deputy Minister - Foreign Affairs and Defence and a few others.
Although the skeletons of the plane were scattered here and there, but all passengers and crew were killed.
At that time I had just arrived to the house in Main Road, Malay Village Malay Majidee Star Office which is located at Jalan Dato 'In, Johor Bahru. As soon as the last evening prayers, phone berderiiiiiiiiiing.
"Hey Din, I can inform any plane fell near Tanjung Kupang there," said the friend reporters from Shin Min algae as soon as I lifted the phone. As soon as I mentioned earlier, I thank you.
I contacted The Star headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Working the night (I forget who) has also received information but details have not been able to yet. They also find the source of her watch the news to get confirmation.
I shall telephone the Malay Straits Times Office in Jalan Dato 'In search for Osman Haron photographer. She is usually back a little later. Once able to contact Haron, I telephone a co-worker, Abdul Salam.
The darker the night. Local and foreign journalists also have begun flooding the Tanjung Kupang with their respective photographers. We report to headquarters every step of the way from time to time through public telephone booths.
In view of the area is so dark, we were not allowed to enter the crime scene. The military has also commenced operations reaching locate the crashed aircraft.
That night we only get the story from the villagers who heard explosions in the air and saw the fire ball drops and the speed dropped to the ground.
The next morning - December 5, 1977 ... ... we are early in the morning would be at Tanjung Kupang. Thus for the new morning I know women that I find today is the second wife of the late Dato 'Ali when I was told at a location that both my late wife was come into the police station and was also the first meeting between the two co-wife's wife.
When entering kekawasan tragedy, I saw that stuck taliperut twigs of trees and pieces of flesh scattered. Mangrove areas due to the incidence of burnt area is estimated at two miles. Mangrove leaves once green burnt burnt black.
Late Dato 'Ali at that time was Minister of Agriculture and he was among 93 passengers Boieng 737 MH 653 which exploded in the air before crashing to the area. Besides MAS seven crew were killed.
In addition, Dato 'Ali, were killed was Political Secretary, Fadzil Hood, a former teacher who had taught me as a "substitute teacher" for a time substitute teacher is not coming subjects.
MH 653 aircraft that crashed took off from Georgetown Airport Penang at about 7:21 pm heading to Kuala Lumpur. I do not know what's going on on the plane, when it declined to land were ordered to fly back to Singapore.
On arrival at Tanjung Kupang space, the villagers heard an explosion in the air and when to see drops of fire fell to the ground speed and the nose has gone into the swamp of mud there.
It was a heartbreaking view of the situation. Cooking, over two miles across the area which can be seen only find-find clothing that's stuck in the branches, there is no spouse shoes, bags and other goods carried by the victims of the crash.
Finally, the consent of all parties involved and responsible parties, a decision was reached so that all pieces of meat, hands, feet, and in connection with organ found buried in a tomb in Tea Plantation Street, Kuala Lumpur.
Now the mass burial monument is a visit not only the tourists who want to see it, but the families of the victims who came in his honor.
President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria was the dignitaries who were killed in the tragedy.
Among the dignitaries and high officials who were killed were Polish General Franciszek Gagor, GabnorCentral Bank, Salwomir Skrzypek, two Deputy Minister - Foreign Affairs and Defence and a few others.
Although the skeletons of the plane were scattered here and there, but all passengers and crew were killed.
When reading the news, my mind quickly brought back to the tragedy of flight MH 653 which exploded and crashed in Tanjung Kupang, ring fracture, Johor on December 4, 1977 where I was directly involved in making the coverage.
"Hey Din, I can inform any plane fell near Tanjung Kupang there," said the friend reporters from Shin Min algae as soon as I lifted the phone. As soon as I mentioned earlier, I thank you.
I contacted The Star headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Working the night (I forget who) has also received information but details have not been able to yet. They also find the source of her watch the news to get confirmation.
I shall telephone the Malay Straits Times Office in Jalan Dato 'In search for Osman Haron photographer. She is usually back a little later. Once able to contact Haron, I telephone a co-worker, Abdul Salam.
In view of the area is so dark, we were not allowed to enter the crime scene. The military has also commenced operations reaching locate the crashed aircraft.
That night we only get the story from the villagers who heard explosions in the air and saw the fire ball drops and the speed dropped to the ground.
When relating to the headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, I was instructed to find a woman in the Larkin berbintikan Shain. On the information given, I and the photographer managed to trace the house in question. Women who ask to review is the wife of Dato 'Haji Ali Ahmad, one of the crash victims.
When entering kekawasan tragedy, I saw that stuck taliperut twigs of trees and pieces of flesh scattered. Mangrove areas due to the incidence of burnt area is estimated at two miles. Mangrove leaves once green burnt burnt black.
Late Dato 'Ali at that time was Minister of Agriculture and he was among 93 passengers Boieng 737 MH 653 which exploded in the air before crashing to the area. Besides MAS seven crew were killed.
In addition, Dato 'Ali, were killed was Political Secretary, Fadzil Hood, a former teacher who had taught me as a "substitute teacher" for a time substitute teacher is not coming subjects.
MH 653 aircraft that crashed took off from Georgetown Airport Penang at about 7:21 pm heading to Kuala Lumpur. I do not know what's going on on the plane, when it declined to land were ordered to fly back to Singapore.
On arrival at Tanjung Kupang space, the villagers heard an explosion in the air and when to see drops of fire fell to the ground speed and the nose has gone into the swamp of mud there.
Finally, the consent of all parties involved and responsible parties, a decision was reached so that all pieces of meat, hands, feet, and in connection with organ found buried in a tomb in Tea Plantation Street, Kuala Lumpur.
Now the mass burial monument is a visit not only the tourists who want to see it, but the families of the victims who came in his honor.
Although many stories to be heard between Tea Gardens Road to Tanjung Kupang bandied about a lot of people, but still going to go and at the end of December, 1977 I was in the direction switch to its headquarters in Jalan Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur.
