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Icelandic Airlines Flight 001

1978 CE · Sri Lanka, Asia · Disaster

Icelandic Airlines Flight 001
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Loftleiưir Flight 001 was a Hajj charter flight operated by a Douglas DC-8 which crashed on approach to Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 15 November 1978. The crash killed 183 out of 262 passengers and crew members.

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