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ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca–Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72.

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ČSA Flight 511 (July 1961)

Fatal aviation accident

ČSA Flight 511 was a flight operated by an Ilyushin Il-18 that crashed near Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco on July 12, 1961. All 72 people on board were killed. The cause of the crash remains undetermined.
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Casablanca–Anfa Airport

Former airport of Casablanca, Morocco

Casablanca–Anfa Airport was an airport in Morocco (IATA: CAS, ICAO: GMMC), located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Casablanca. Anfa Airport was one of three airports serving the Casablanca area, the others being the newer and larger Mohammed V International Airport and…
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Morocco

Country in North Africa

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara…
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July 12

Day of the year

July 12 is the 193rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 172 days remain until the end of the year.
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