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TAAG Angola Airlines Flight 462 crashes after takeoff from Lubango Airport killing all 130 people on board. UNITA claims to have shot down the aircraft, though this is disputed.
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TAAG Flight 462
1983 aviation incident
TAAG Flight 462 was a TAAG Angola Airlines flight which crashed just after the Boeing 737-200 took off from Lubango Airport in Lubango, Angola, on a regular domestic service as Flight DT 462 to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda on November 8, 1983. All 130 occupants onboard…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lubango Airport
Airport serving Lubango, Angola
Lubango Mukanka Airport is an airport serving Lubango, the capital city of the Huíla Province in Angola. The Lubango non-directional beacon is located 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) east-northeast of the Rwy 28 threshold.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
UNITA
Angolan political party
The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought alongside the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) in the Angolan War for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
November 8
Day of the year
November 8 is the 312th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 53 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)