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Aeroflot Flight 2230 crashes near Koltsovo Airport, killing 107.

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Aeroflot Flight 2230

1967 aviation accident

Aeroflot Flight 2230 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Yekaterinburg to Tashkent. On 16 November 1967, the Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft serving the flight crashed after takeoff, killing all 107 people aboard. At the time, it was the deadliest aviation accident in the…
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Koltsovo International Airport

International airport at Yekaterinbug, Russia

Koltsovo International Airport is the international airport serving Yekaterinburg, Russia, located 16 km (10 mi) southeast of the city. Being the largest airport in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Koltsovo also serves nearby towns such as Aramil, Sysert, and Polevskoy. In general, the…
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November 16

Day of the year

November 16 is the 320th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 45 days remain until the end of the year.
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