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A Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crashes near Hejce, Hungary, killing 42.
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On 19 January 2006, an Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, near the village of Hejce and town of Telkibánya. The airplane was carrying Slovak peacekeepers from Kosovo. Of the 43 people on board, only one survived. The crash…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hejce
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