Brazil—1960

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This is a terrible thing for those Russian families:

A Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers and orchestra members, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, killing everyone on board, Russian authorities said.​

All 92 on Syria-bound Russian military jet killed in crash, including 60 from Red Army Choir
Dec 25th 2016 6:36AM

All 92 on Syria-bound Russian military jet killed in crash, including 60 from Red Army Choir

The Russian plane crash is a sad reminder for me. I was in Santos, Brazil on February 25, 1960:

1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision

The 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision was an aerial collision between two aircraft over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 25, 1960. In the crash, a United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6A) (BuNo 131582) flying from Buenos Aires-Ezeiza to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Air Force Base collided in the air over Guanabara Bay, close to the Sugarloaf Mountain with a Real Transportes Aéreos Douglas DC-3 registration PP-AXD operating flight 751 from Campos dos Goytacazes to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport. The crash occurred at 16:10 local time at an altitude of 1,600 meters (5,249 feet).[1][2][3][4]

The US Navy aircraft was carrying members of the United States Navy Band to Brazil to perform at a diplomatic reception attended by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Of the 38 occupants of the American aircraft, 3 survived. All 26 passengers and crew of the Brazilian aircraft died. The probable causes of the accident are disputed but include human error, both air and ground, and faulty equipment.[5][6]

1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision - Wikipedia

Looking back on my years as Sailbad the Sinner, I concluded that there are so many tragic events worldwide every year anybody who travels a lot is bound to be in places when newsworthy events occur. Now I wonder how many terrible things happened in thousands of years?
 
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I kind of doubt if you can attribute the Russian plane disaster to pilot error in the era of terrorism. Not much sympathy in the U.S. since the mainstream media has determined that the Russians are the latest target of the democrat party.
 

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