Air Vanuatu Flight 241

On 28 July 2018, Air Vanuatu Flight 241, operated by ATR-72 registration YJ-AV71 suffered an in-flight engine fire while operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Whitegrass Airport, Tanna to Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu. On landing at Port Vila, a runway excursion occurred. The aircraft collided with two Britten-Norman Islanders, writing one off and severely damaging the other. Thirteen of the 43 people on board sustained minor injuries.

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The list of ship launches in 1780 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1780

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The list of ship launches in 1777 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1777

List of ship launches in 1795

The list of ship launches in 1795 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1795

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SS Reiher (1909)

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SS Khalda

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SS Arsterturm (1944)

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Andrei Simonov

Andrei Dmitrievich Simonov was a Russian Armed Forces major general serving as Chief of the Electronic Warfare Troops of the 2nd Army of the Western Military District