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1949 Air France Lockheed Constellation crash

1949 CE · Portugal, Europe · Disaster

1949 Air France Lockheed Constellation crash
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Air France Flight 009 was a scheduled international flight that crashed into a mountain while attempting to land at Santa Maria Airport, Azores, on 28 October 1949, on a stopover during a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris-Orly Airport to New York City. All 48 people on board were killed.

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