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A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes in Jamba, Cuando Cubango, Angola, killing 141 people.
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Lockheed L-188 Electra
American turboprop airliner by Lockheed, built 1957–1961
The Lockheed L-188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. First flown in 1957, it was the first large turboprop airliner built in the United States. With its fairly high power-to-weight ratio, huge propellers and very short wings resulting in the majority…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1995 Trans Service Airlift Electra crash
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The Trans Service Airlift Lockheed L-188 crash occurred on 18 December 1995 when a Lockheed L-188C Electra owned by Trans Service Airlift crashed near Jamba, Angola, killing 141 of the passengers and crew.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jamba, Cuando
Town in Cuando Province, Angola
Jamba is a town in Angola, located in the municipality of Luiana in the southeastern province of Cuando, just north of the Namibian border along the Caprivi Strip.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Country on the west coast of Southern Africa
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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