Air disaster
Open on the mapIncident with the Soviet Il-62 in New York (1979)
24 Aug 1979 – 28 Aug 1979 · 40.64° N, 73.78° W
What the records say
- When
- 24 Aug 1979 – 28 Aug 1979
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 40.64° N, 73.78° W
- Description
- diplomatic incident during which international flight SU-316 was held by the American side
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The source
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