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22:Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604
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724:Accidents and incidents
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377:US Airways Flight 1549
16:1988 aviation accident
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96:11.60472°N 37.31972°E
1268:History of Bahir Dar
1166:Remscheid A-10 crash
966:Aeroflot Flight 3739
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1217:Categories
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762:Flight 702
756:Flight 409
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396:References
299:1988-09-15
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