Historical Events tagged with "transair"
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Military & Warfare
Tu-134 Missile Incident in Black Sea
September 21st, 1993 31 years ago
A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-134 was shot down by a missile while flying over the Black Sea near Sokhumi, Georgia. The aircraft was en route from Tbilisi, Georgia, to Sochi, Russia, and was mistakenly identified as a military target during the ongoing conflicts in the region. The incident resulted in the loss of all passengers aboard and highlighted the ongoing tensions and violence in the war-torn areas surrounding Abkhazia.
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