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Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashes after takeoff from Polonia International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, killing 149.
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Mandala Airlines Flight 091
2005 aviation accident in Indonesia
Mandala Airlines Flight 091 (RI091/MDL091) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Medan to Jakarta, operated by Mandala Airlines with a Boeing 737-200Adv. On September 5, 2005 at 10:15 a.m. WIB (UTC+7), the aircraft stalled and crashed into a heavily populated…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Soewondo Air Force Base
Military airport of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Soewondo Air Force Base is a military airbase in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Before 2013, this airport served commercial flights, and was known as Polonia International Airport which was the principal airport serving Medan, about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the downtown; it used to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Medan
City and capital of North Sumatra, Indonesia
Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 5
Day of the year
September 5 is the 248th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 117 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)