Varig Flight 837
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varig-flight-837-177-14429472
title:
Varig Flight 837
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Varig Flight 837 was a flight from Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy to Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, originating in Beirut, Lebanon, and with a stop in Monrovia, Liberia. On 5 March 1967, due to pilot error, the flight crashed during approach to Runway 04 of Roberts International Airport. Of the 71 passengers and 19 crew on board, 50 passengers and the flight engineer perished. In addition, 5 people on the ground were also killed. The aircraft caught fire and was written of
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1967 aviation accident
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varig_Flight_837
date created:
2010-01-14T06:45:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T03:46:39Z
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