50 Years Ago, a Czech Airlines Plane Crashed in Bratislava, Killing 76 People
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Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the most tragic CSA plane crash in what was then Czechoslovakia. An IL-18 plane flying from Prague to Bratislava crashed into Lake Zlaté piesky on July 28, 1976. There were 79 people on board, 76 of whom died.
The last catastrophic accident involving Czech Airlines, in which people died, was witnessed by the horrified gazes of many shocked witnesses on the summer morning of July 28, 1976, at the Bratislava Zlaté piesky swimming pool. Since then, Czech Airlines has not had a fatal accident. It was exactly 35 years ago that the last...
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the plane crash at Golden Sands in Bratislava, a memorial service for the victims of the tragedy will be held on Tuesday afternoon. It will take place at the memorial to the event near the lake.
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