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A plane crash at Pushkin Airport kills 50 people, including 16 members of the Pacific Fleet.
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1981 Pushkin Tu-104 crash
Plane crash in Leningrad, USSR
On 7 February 1981, a Tupolev Tu-104A passenger jet crashed during take off from Pushkin Airport near Leningrad, Soviet Union, resulting in the death of all 50 people on board, including 28 high-ranking Soviet military personnel. The official investigation concluded that the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pushkin Airport
Airport in Russia
Pushkin Airport is an airport in Leningrad Oblast, Russia located 28 km south of Saint Petersburg. It handles small airliners. It was home to 147 OVZ RZB regiment flying Mil Mi-8 helicopters and contains Ilyushin Il-18, Ilyushin Il-22, and Ilyushin Il-38 aircraft.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pacific Fleet (Russia)
Russian Navy fleet
The Pacific Fleet is the Russian Navy fleet in the Pacific Ocean. Established in 1731 as part of the Imperial Russian Navy, the fleet was known as the Okhotsk Military Flotilla (1731–1856) and Siberian Military Flotilla (1856–1918), formed to defend Russian interests in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 7
Day of the year
February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 327 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)