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PIA Flight 740

1979 CE · Saudi Arabia, Asia · Disaster

PIA Flight 740
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On 26 November 1979, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740, a Boeing 707 operating a scheduled international passenger flight from Kano, Nigeria, to Karachi, Pakistan, via Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, crashed near Taif after attempting to return to Jeddah International Airport following an in-flight fire, killing all 145 passengers and 11 crew members.

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