History: September 3 (#3)

History: September 3 (#3)
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September 3, 1997 Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.

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On September 3, in the year 1997: Vietnam Airlines Flight 81 5 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64. Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 was a scheduled Vietnam Airlines flight which crashed on final approach to Pochentong International Airport in Cambodia on 3 September 1997.

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Why September 3, 1997 matters: Vietnam Airlines Flight 8 15 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: September 3, 1997 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in histor y: two world wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Airlines_Flight_815 (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)