2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash · Black Sea
On December 25, 2016, 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash (Black Sea). 92 people died.
- Date
- December 25, 2016
- Place
- Black Sea
- Operator
- Russian Air Force
- Killed
- 92
- Position
- 43.425°N, 39.837°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q28055770
From Wikipedia
On 25 December 2016, a Tupolev Tu-154 jetliner of the Russian Defence Ministry crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, Russia, while en route to Khmeimim Air Base, Syria, during the Russian military intervention in the war in Syria. All 92 passengers and crew on board, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir of the Russian Armed Forces, were killed. The aircraft had flown from Chkalovsky Airport and had landed at Sochi to refuel.
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