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PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people.

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PauknAir Flight 4101

1998 aviation accident

PauknAir Flight 4101 was a British Aerospace 146 that crashed on a flight from Málaga, Spain, to the Spanish North African exclave of Melilla on 25 September 1998. All 38 passengers and crew on board the aircraft were killed in the accident.
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British Aerospace 146

Four-engined regional jet airliner family by British Aerospace, later BAE Systems

The British Aerospace 146 is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Production figures include the Avro RJ, an improved version from Avro International…
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Melilla Airport

International airport in the Spanish autonomous city of Melilla

Melilla Airport is an airport located in Melilla, an exclave of Spain in Africa. The only airport in Spanish territory on the African coast, it serves the Spanish autonomous city of Melilla, in North Africa. The airport is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the city, near…
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Melilla

Spanish autonomous city on the north-west coast of Africa

Melilla is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi). It was part of the Province of Málaga until 14 March 1995, when the…
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September 25

Day of the year

September 25 is the 268th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 97 days remain until the end of the year.
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