Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 Andes Crash, 28 Survive, October 13, 1972
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.
Date: October 13, 1972
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