Interflug Il-18 Crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, 10 Killed, March 26, 1979
An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10.
Date: March 26, 1979
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