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Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404, carrying 54 people, disappears over the Himalayas after takeoff from Gilgit Airport in Pakistan. The aircraft was never found.
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Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404
1989 aircraft disappearance
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404 was a Fokker F27 Friendship that disappeared shortly after takeoff on 25 August 1989. The aircraft presumably crashed somewhere in the Himalayas, Pakistan. All 54 people on board were lost and presumed dead.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Himalayas
Mountain range in Asia, separating Indo-Gangetic plain from Tibetan Plateau
The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than 100 peaks exceeding elevations of 7,200 m (23,600…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gilgit Airport
Airport in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Gilgit Airport is a small domestic airport situated 1.25 nm (2.3 km) east of Gilgit, a city in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan. The city of Gilgit is one of the two major hubs for mountaineering expeditions in the northern areas of Pakistan.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)