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Aeroflot Flight 1661

1970 CE · Soviet Union, Asia · Disaster

Aeroflot Flight 1661
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Aeroflot Flight 1661 was a passenger flight operated by an Antonov An-24 that crashed during its initial climb, 25 minutes after take-off from Tolmachevo Airport on 1 April 1970. All 45 people on board perished. An investigation revealed that the Antonov collided with a radiosonde, causing a loss of control.

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