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Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43.

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Aeroflot Flight L-51

1967 aviation accident

Aeroflot Flight L-51 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by an Antonov An-24 that crashed on approach to Liepāja International Airport on 30 December 1967, resulting in the death of 43 of the 51 people on board. To date, it is the deadliest aviation accident in…
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Liepāja International Airport

Airport in Liepāja, Latvia

Liepāja International Airport is a regional airport in western Latvia which is certified for international air traffic. Along with Riga International Airport and Ventspils Airport, it is one of the three major airports in Latvia.
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Liepāja

City in Courland, Latvia

Liepāja is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an important ice-free port.
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December 30

Day of the year

December 30 is the 364th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; one day remains until the end of the year.
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