Aeroflot Kyiv-Bound Airliner Crashes Near Lviv, 32 Killed, February 26, 1960
A Kyiv-bound Aeroflot airliner crashes on approach to Snilow Airport in Lviv, killing 32 of the 33 people on board.
Date: February 26, 1960
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