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Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.
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Air Moorea Flight 1121
2007 aviation accident
Air Moorea Flight 1121 was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter which crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff from Moorea Airport on Moorea Island in French Polynesia on 9 August 2007 killing all 20 people on board.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Moorea Airport
Airport in French Polynesia
Moorea Airport is an airport serving the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, France. It is also known as Temae Airport or Moorea Temae Airport for its location near the village of Temae in northeastern Moorea. The airport is located 7.5 km (4.0 NM) northeast of Afareaitu, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
French Polynesia
Overseas collectivity of France
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. French Polynesia is associated with the European…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 9
Day of the year
August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 144 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)