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Aeroflot Flight 105 crashes on approach to Magdan-13 Airport, killing 24.

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Aeroflot Flight 105

Soviet aviation accident

Aeroflot Flight 105 was an aviation accident involving an Ilyushin Il-12P aircraft operated by Aeroflot, which occurred on June 9, 1958 near Magadan, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 24 people.
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Magadan-13 Airport

Airport in Magadan

Magadan-13 Airport is a small airport in Russia located 10 km northeast of Magadan. It handles most propeller-driven transports. Regular passenger Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft were flying here in the 1950s and early 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s it was a busy airport for charter…
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June 9

Day of the year

June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 205 days remain until the end of the year.
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