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36 people are killed when Lufthansa Flight 502 crashes on approach to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport in Brazil.
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Lufthansa Flight 502
Aviation accident in 1959
Lufthansa Flight 502 was a scheduled flight from Hamburg, Germany to Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11 January 1959. The flight was being operated by a Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation. On the leg between Senegal and Brazil the Super Constellation was on approach to Rio de…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
Main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, popularly known by its original name Galeão International Airport, is the main international airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 11
Day of the year
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