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Interflug Flight 102 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, killing 21 people.
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Interflug Flight 102
1989 East German plane crash
Interflug Flight 102 ended in a crash involving an Ilyushin Il-62M on 17 June 1989. The aircraft, while attempting to take off from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, East Germany, crashed into obstacles on the ground at the end of its takeoff, costing 21 lives.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rejected takeoff
Abortion of an aircraft's departure from land or water
In aviation, a rejected takeoff (RTO) or aborted takeoff is the situation in which the pilot decides to abort the takeoff of an airplane after initiating the takeoff roll but before the airplane leaves the ground.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Berlin Schönefeld Airport
Former airport of Berlin, Germany (1934–2020)
Berlin Schönefeld Airport was the secondary international airport of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It was located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Berlin near the town of Schönefeld in the state of Brandenburg and bordered Berlin's southern boundary. It was the smaller of the two…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 17
Day of the year
June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 197 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)