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1978 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash

1978 CE · Bulgaria, Europe · Disaster

1978 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash
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Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 107 was an accident that occurred on 16 March 1978, when a Tupolev Tu-134 operated by Balkan Bulgarian Airlines crashed on an international flight from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Airport. All 73 passengers and crew died in the crash. As of 2026, it remains the deadliest accident in Bulgarian aviation history.

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