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Finnair's Aero Flight 217 crashes near Mariehamn Airport in Jomala, Åland, killing 22 people.
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Finnair
Flag carrier and largest airline of Finland
Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest full-service legacy airline of Finland, with headquarters in Vantaa on the grounds of Helsinki Airport, its hub. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and international air travel in Finland. Its major shareholder is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Aero Flight 217
1963 aviation accident
Aero Flight 217 was a domestic passenger flight from Helsinki, Finland, to Mariehamn in the autonomous territory of Åland, operated by the Finnish flag carrier Aero O/Y. On 8 November 1963, the aircraft serving the flight crashed in poor visibility while attempting to land on a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mariehamn Airport
Airport in Åland, Finland
Mariehamn Airport is located in Jomala, Åland, Finland. The airport lies approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) north-west of the Mariehamn town centre. The state-owned Finavia operates the airport.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jomala
Municipality in Åland, Finland
Jomala is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. In terms of population, it is the next largest after Mariehamn, the capital of Åland.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Åland
Autonomous region of Finland
Åland is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area and population (30,654), constituting 0.51% of Finland's land area and 0.54% of its population. Its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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