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South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J.G. Strijdom Airport in South West Africa (now Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia), killing 123 people.
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South African Airways Flight 228
1968 aviation accident
South African Airways Flight 228 was a scheduled flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, to London, England. The Boeing 707-300C operating the flight, which was only six weeks old, flew into the ground soon after take-off after a scheduled stopover in Windhoek, South West Africa…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hosea Kutako International Airport
International airport in Windhoek, Namibia
Hosea Kutako International Airport is the main international airport of Namibia, serving the capital city Windhoek. Located 45 km (28 mi) to the east of the city, it is Namibia's largest airport with international connections. From its founding in 1965 to the independence of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
South West Africa
South African territory from 1915 to 1990
South West Africa was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990. Renamed Namibia by the United Nations in 1968, it became independent under this name on 21 March 1990.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Namibia
Country in Southern Africa
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 20
Day of the year
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