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A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Benghazi, Libya, killing 59.
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Tupolev Tu-154
Soviet and Russian medium-range trijet airliner
The Tupolev Tu-154 is a three-engined, medium-range, narrow-body airliner designed in the mid-1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. A workhorse of Soviet and (subsequently) Russian airlines for several decades, it carried half of all passengers flown by Aeroflot and its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1977 Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 crash
1977 aviation accident over Libya
On 2 December 1977, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet ran out of fuel and made a forced landing near Benghazi, Libya. A total of 59 passengers were killed.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Benghazi
City in Cyrenaica, Libya
Benghazi is the second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean, Benghazi is also a major seaport.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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