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An Antonov An-24 crashes into a kindergarten building in Svetlogorsk, killing 35.
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Antonov An-24
Soviet turboprop airplane
The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by the Kyiv, Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude Aviation Factories. It was the first of a future family of turboprops by Antonov. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1972 Svetlogorsk An-24 crash
Aviation incident in the Soviet Union
On 16 May 1972, an An-24T aircraft from the 263rd Separate Transport Aviation Regiment of the Baltic Fleet Air Force was conducting an inspection flight to test radio equipment. However, 15 minutes after takeoff, in difficult weather conditions, it clipped trees and crashed into…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kindergarten
Preschool educational approach
Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th century in Germany and Alsace to serve…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast
Town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Svetlogorsk is a coastal resort town and the administrative center of Svetlogorsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea on the Sambia Peninsula, 39 kilometers (24 mi) northwest of Kaliningrad. In the 2021 census, it had a population of:…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 16
Day of the year
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