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China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashes on approach to Guilin Qifengling Airport in Guilin, China, killing all 141 people on board.

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China Southern Airlines Flight 3943

1992 aviation accident

China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 was a China Southern Airlines flight from the former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou to Guilin Qifengling Airport, Guilin, China on 24 November 1992. It crashed on a mountain while descending to Guilin Airport, killing all…
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Guilin Qifengling Airport

Military airport in Guilin, Guangxi, China

Guilin Qifengling Airport is a military airport in Guilin, Guangxi, China. Built in 1958, the airport originally served all commercial traffic to Guilin. It was poorly equipped to handle the rapid increase in tourism to the city during the 1990s. As a result, Guilin Liangjiang…
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Guilin

Prefecture-level city in Guangxi

Guilin, formerly romanized as Kweilin, is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the north. Its name means "forest of sweet osmanthus", owing to the large number…
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November 24

Day of the year

November 24 is the 328th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 37 days remain until the end of the year.
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