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Former State Secretary Tan Sri Simon Sipaun (inset) said Sabah will have fared better, including in its dealings with the Federal Government, if the Double Six tragedy that wiped out five of Sabah’s top leaders, along with six others, did not happen on June 6, 1976
THE State Government will continue pushing for the release of the full investigation findings into the Nomad plane tragedy in Sembulan waters 46 years ago, which killed newly-elected Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens and 10 others, including four of his ministers
Former CM Datuk Yong said it will be relevant and meaningful if Sabah Air’s remaining Nomad aircraft – that was acquired by the then Usno Government in 1975 at the same time as the one that crashed – is stationed at Sembulan’s Double Six memorial site. He said the aircraft, probably the only one left in the world today that is still in one piece, is still in service occasionally used for mapping missions
A 45-mimute screening of the June 6, 1976 crash generated rave reviews from prominent invitees and members of the public at the Double Six Memorial Hall on Monday
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