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109 people are killed in a plane crash near Pulkovo Airport.
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1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18 crash
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On 27 April 1974, an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18, operating a scheduled passenger flight from Leningrad to Krasnodar via Zaporizhzhia, lost control and crashed after attempting to return to Pulkovo Airport following an engine fire killing all 102 passengers and 7 crew on board the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Pulkovo Airport is an international airport serving St. Petersburg, Russia. It is the 2nd-busiest airport in Russia and post-Soviet states as well as 29th-busiest airport in Europe. It consists of one terminal which is located 23 km (14 mi) south of the city centre. The airport…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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