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November 16, 1959
Aeroflot Flight 315 crashes on approach to Lviv Airport, killing all 40 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 315 (1959)
Aeroflot Flight 315 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow to Lviv Airport in Lviv, Ukraine. On 16 November 1959, the Antonov An-10 operating this flight crashed short of the airport runway while on final approach. All 32 passengers and eight crew members were killed.
November 16
November 16 is the 320th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 45 days remain until the end of the year.