Antonov AN-24 crash, Apr 1, 1970 (45 killed), Toguchin No...

Antonov AN-24 accident on April 1, 1970 near Toguchin Novosibirsk oblast, Russia with 45 fatalities.

An Aeroflot An-24B on a domestic flight from Novosibirsk to Krasnoyarsk collided with a weather balloon at night near Toguchin in April 1970. The debris damaged the cockpit, the aircraft went into a dive and broke up in the air. All 45 people aboard were killed.

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