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01/07/2002 Tupolev Tu-154 and Boeing 757 collide in mid-air

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Mid-Air collision Investigation part3- 757 Tupolev 154 flight 2937 DHL 611

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air disaster - 2002 mid-air collision

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The Überlingen Mid-Air Collision at 35,000 Feet

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Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937/DHL Flight 611 - Crash Animation

In 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757 cargo jet, collided in mid-air over Überlingen, a southern German town on Lake Constance. All 69 passengers and crew aboard the Tupolev and the two crew members of the Boeing were killed.
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    • Aircraft involved 

    • Accident 

    • Deviating statements in the official report 

    • Aftermath 

    • Murder of Peter Nielsen 

    • Prior incident 

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