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Plane crash over New York
From the archives of Life
In 1960 in the skies over New York faced two passenger aircraft.
After the collision, the plane crashed on a busy street in Brooklyn.
Total killed 134 people - 84 people from one flight, 44 - with another, and 6 people on the ground. At that time it was the most deadly crash of civil aircraft in US history.
The only survivor was the 11-year-old Stefan Baltts, which is thrown out of the plane in the snow during the impact. Unfortunately, he died from his injuries the next morning.
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In 1960 in the skies over New York faced two passenger aircraft.
After the collision, the plane crashed on a busy street in Brooklyn.
Total killed 134 people - 84 people from one flight, 44 - with another, and 6 people on the ground. At that time it was the most deadly crash of civil aircraft in US history.
The only survivor was the 11-year-old Stefan Baltts, which is thrown out of the plane in the snow during the impact. Unfortunately, he died from his injuries the next morning.
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