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A Filair Let L-410 Turbolet crashes on approach to Bandundu Airport, killing 20.

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Filair

Airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Filair was an airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It operated from N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa. The airline was on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union, as well as all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC.
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Let L-410 Turbolet

Twin-engine short-range transport aircraft

The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft designed and produced by the Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice.
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2010 Filair Let L-410 crash

Aviation accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo

On 25 August 2010, a Let L-410 Turbolet passenger aircraft of Filair crashed on approach to Bandundu Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all but one of the 21 people on board.
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Bandundu Airport

Airport in Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bandundu Airport is an inactive airport, which used to serve Bandundu, capital of the Kwilu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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August 25

Day of the year

August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 128 days remain until the end of the year.
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