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An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10.
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Interflug
Defunct national airline of East Germany (1958–1991)
Interflug GmbH was the national airline of East Germany from 1963 to 1991. Based in East Berlin, it operated scheduled and chartered flights to European and intercontinental destinations out of its hub at Berlin Schönefeld Airport, focusing on Comecon countries. Interflug also…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ilyushin Il-18
Soviet medium- to long-range airliner with 4 turboprop engines, 1957
The Ilyushin Il-18 is a large turboprop airliner that first flew in 1957 and became one of the best known Soviet aircraft of its era. The Il-18 was one of the world's principal airliners for several decades and was widely exported. Due to the aircraft's durability, many examples…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1979 Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash
Airplane crash in Luanda, Angola
On 26 March 1979, an Ilyushin IL-18 crashed during takeoff from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola, killing all ten people on board.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
Airport in Luanda, Angola
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, is the main international airport of Angola. It is located in the southern part of the capital Luanda, situated in the Luanda Province. Quatro de Fevereiro means 4 February, which is an important national holiday in Angola, marking the…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)
March 26
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