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On This Day In 1972: Aeroflot II-18 Plunges Into Black Sea Minutes After Takeoff From Sochi, Killing All 109 Aboard as Sudden Midair Turn Leaves Crash Cause a Mystery.
On October 1, 1972, Aeroflot Flight 1036 departed Sochi International Airport for Moscow-Vnukovo Airport with 109 people aboard an Ilyushin Il-18V, registration CCCP-75507. The aircraft carried 101 passengers and eight crew members. What began as a routine evening departure ended within minutes in one of the Soviet Union’s most mysterious aviation disasters. At about 7:21…
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