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Aerosvit Flight 241: A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the Pierian Mountains near Thessaloniki Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, killing all 70 people on board.
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Aerosvit Flight 241
1997 aviation accident
Aerosvit Flight 241 (VV241/AEW241) was a scheduled international passenger flight from the Ukrainian city of Odesa to Thessaloniki, Greece. On 17 December 1997, the Yakovlev Yak-42 operating the flight registered as UR-42334 flew into a mountainside during a missed approach into…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Yakovlev Yak-42
Soviet mid-range trijet airliner
The Yakovlev Yak-42 is a 100/120-seat three-engined mid-range passenger jet developed in the mid 1970s to replace the technically obsolete Tupolev Tu-134. It was the first airliner produced in the Soviet Union to be powered by modern high-bypass turbofan engines.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pierian Mountains
Mountain range in Central Macedonia, Greece
The Pierian Mountains are a mountain range between Imathia, Pieria and Kozani Region, south of the plain of Kampania in Central Macedonia, Greece. The village of Vergina, where the archaeological site of ancient Aigai lies, is built at the foot of these mountains. The highest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Thessaloniki Airport
International airport serving Thessaloniki, Greece
Thessaloniki Airport, officially Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia" and formerly Mikra Airport, is an international airport serving Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece. It is located 13 km (8 mi) southeast of the city, in Thermi.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Thessaloniki
Second-largest city in Greece
Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the geographic region of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. It is also known in Greek as i Symprotévousa, literally "the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 17
Day of the year
December 17 is the 351st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 14 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)