1978 Finnish Air Force DC-3 crash
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1978 Finnish Air Force DC-3 crash
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The Finnish Air Force DC-3 disaster occurred when a plane of this class crashed into Lake Juurusvesi in Rissala on 3 October 1978, killing all fifteen people on board. It was caused by a cracked exhaust valve, resulting from metal fatigue in an engine cylinder. Most of the victims were politicians and prominent businessmen attending a National Defence Course meeting organized by the Finnish Defence Forces. The accident has been the third worst aviation accident in Finland, and the worst happened
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1978 military aviation disaster in Rissala, Finland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Finnish_Air_Force_DC-3_crash
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2023-07-13T02:06:25Z
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