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LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007

1980 CE · Polish People's Republic, Europe · Disaster

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007
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LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 was an Ilyushin Il-62 that crashed near Warsaw-Okecie Airport in Poland, on 14 March 1980, as the crew aborted a landing and attempted to go-around, killing all 77 passengers and 10 crew members on board. It was caused by the disintegration of a turbine disc in one of the plane's engines, leading to uncontained engine failure.

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