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Aeroflot Flight 3630, a Tupolev Tu-124 en route from southern Russia to Lithuania, crashes after the pilots lost control of the aircraft at cruise altitude between Rostov-on-Don Airport and Vilnius Airport, on the second leg of the flight; all 37 passengers and crew are killed.
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Aeroflot Flight 3630
1970 aviation accident
Aeroflot Flight 3630 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol Krai, to Vilnius, capital of Lithuania SSR with a stop over at Rostov-on-Don Airport. On 2 September 1970, the Tu-124 operating this flight crashed after a loss…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tupolev Tu-124
Soviet first generation jet airliner
The Tupolev Tu-124 is a 56-passenger short-range twin-jet airliner built in the Soviet Union. It was the Soviet Union's first operational airliner powered by turbofan engines.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lithuania
Country in the Baltic region of Europe
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rostov-on-Don Airport
Defunct airport in Russia (1925–2018)
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Vilnius Airport
Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania
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