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Pan Am Flight 806 crashes near Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa, killing 97.

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Pan Am Flight 806

1974 aviation accident

Pan Am Flight 806 was an international scheduled flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to Los Angeles, California, with intermediate stops at Pago Pago, American Samoa and Honolulu, Hawaii. On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago…
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Pago Pago International Airport

Airport in American Samoa

Pago Pago International Airport, also known as Tafuna Airport, is a public airport located 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of the central business district of Pago Pago, in the village and plains of Tafuna on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of…
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American Samoa

U.S. territory in Polynesia

American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the south Pacific Ocean. Centered on 14.3°S 170.7°W, it is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the…
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January 30

Day of the year

January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 335 days remain until the end of the year.
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