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534:Romie, Evangelista (November 13, 2002).
406:"NDF: PEACE TALKS WITH RP GOVT NOW DEAD"
1687:Laoag International Airlines Flight 585
1617:Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560
1219:Laoag International Airlines Flight 585
843:Laoag International Airlines Flight 585
548:from the original on September 21, 2021
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478:from the original on December 31, 2011
376:"Plane crashes in Manila Bay, 18 dead"
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468:"LIA owner denies there was sabotage"
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574:. January 11, 2003. Archived from
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1047:Philippine Air Lines Flight 345
1039:Philippine Air Lines Flight 785
1031:Philippine Air Lines Flight 741
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1015:Philippine Air Lines Flight 984
1007:Philippine Air Lines Flight S85
999:Philippine Air Lines Flight S26
1647:Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823
1588:Africa One Antonov An-26 crash
1519:C-130 Hercules airtanker crash
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1211:Philippine Airlines Flight 812
1176:Philippine Airlines Flight 137
1152:Philippine Airlines Flight 143
1133:Philippine Airlines Flight 124
1125:Philippine Airlines Flight 443
1117:Philippine Airlines Flight 206
1090:Philippine Airlines Flight 116
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435:"Crashed plane had no permit"
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1697:TransAsia Airways Flight 791
1667:Northwest Airlines Flight 85
1529:Überlingen mid-air collision
1469:Jalandhar India MiG-21 crash
222:. On November 11, 2002, the
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108:Laoag International Airlines
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1399:Siberia Airlines Flight 852
1320:Philippine airspace closure
872:Angara Airlines Flight 9007
837:Garuda Indonesia Flight 421
831:Whyalla Airlines Flight 904
825:Marsa Brega Short 360 crash
297:claiming he had finished a
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602:Philippine Daily Inquirer
536:"Pilot faked his license"
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616:– via Google News.
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