West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 Crashes in Venezuela, 160 Killed, August 16, 2005
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in Machiques, Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board.
Date: August 16, 2005
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