Tag: Aeroflot Flight 217
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On This Day In 1972: Aeroflot Flight 217 Plunged Toward Moscow During Final Approach, Killing All 174 People Aboard. Investigators Examined Crew Incapacitation and Other Theories but Never Determined the Exact Cause
On October 13, 1972, Aeroflot Flight 217 crashed while approaching Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing all 174 people aboard. The disaster involving an Ilyushin Il-62 became one of the deadliest aviation accidents of its era, and its exact cause remains undetermined. The aircraft, registered CCCP-86671, was operating an international passenger service from Paris-Orly Airport to…
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