1972 Königs Wusterhausen Air Disaster
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| Number of deaths | 156 |
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| Locations | East Germany |
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| ID | 2157431 |
About 1972 Königs Wusterhausen Air Disaster
The 1972 Königs Wusterhausen air disaster occurred on 14 August when an Interflug Ilyushin Il-62 crashed shortly after take-off from Berlin-Schönefeld Airport in Schönefeld, East Germany, on a holiday charter flight to Burgas, Bulgaria. The accident was caused by a fire in the aft cargo bay.