Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 Crashes Near Taif, 156 Killed – November 26, 1979
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 crashes near Taif in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, killing all 156 people on board.
Date: November 26, 1979
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