Lisunov LI-2 crash, Jan 2, 1965 (24 killed), Darvaza Daşo...

Lisunov LI-2 accident on January 2, 1965 near Darvaza Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan with 24 fatalities.

An Aeroflot Lisunov Li 2 (CCCP 64842) on flight SU112 from Tashauz to Ashgabat via Darvaza crashed shortly after takeoff from Darvaza on 2 January 1965. The aircraft banked left, nosed down and crashed in flames in a desert area about 4 km from the runway end, and all 24 people on board were killed.

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