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Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc.

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Air India Flight 101

1966 aviation accident

Air India Flight 101 was a scheduled Air India passenger flight from Bombay to London, via Delhi, Beirut, and Geneva. On the morning of 24 January 1966 at 8:02 CET, on approach to Geneva, the Boeing 707-437 operating the flight accidentally crashed into Mont Blanc in France,…
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Mont Blanc

Highest mountain in the Alps (4,806 m)

Mont Blanc is a mountain in the Alps, rising 4,805.59 m (15,766 ft) above sea level, located right at the Franco-Italian border. It is the highest mountain in Europe outside the Caucasus Mountains, the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, and the 11th most prominent…
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January 24

Day of the year

January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 341 days remain until the end of the year.
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