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An Aeroflot Tupolev ANT-20 crashes near Tashkent, killing all 36 people on board.
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Flag carrier airline of Russia; based in Moscow
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1942 Aeroflot Tupolev ANT-20bis crash
Fatal crash of the Tupolev ANT-20bis in 1942
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Tashkent
Capital and largest city of Uzbekistan
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