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1997 Namibia mid-air collision

1997 CE · Africa · Disaster

1997 Namibia mid-air collision
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On 13 September 1997, a German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M observation aircraft and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141B Starlifter transport aircraft struck each other mid-air while cruising at 35,000 feet (11,000 m) off the coast of Namibia. As a result of the crash, all 33 people on board both aircraft were killed and both aircraft were destroyed.

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