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Varig Flight 967
1979 disappearance of a cargo flight leaving Tokyo for Rio de Janeiro / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Varig Flight 967 was an international cargo flight from Narita International Airport in Japan to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport in Brazil, with a stopover at Los Angeles International Airport in the United States. On 30 January 1979, the Boeing 707-323C serving the flight disappeared while en route. Neither the aircraft nor its six crew members have ever been found.
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![]() A Varig Cargo Boeing 707-300C similar to the one involved in the accident | |
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Date | 30 January 1979 |
Summary | Disappearance; cause unknown |
Site | Pacific Ocean, 200 km (110 nmi; 120 mi) ENE of Tokyo, Japan |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 707-323C |
Operator | Varig |
Registration | PP-VLI[1] |
Flight origin | Narita International Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
Stopover | Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, US |
Destination | Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Occupants | 6 |
Passengers | 0 |
Crew | 6 |
Missing | 6 |
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