Varig Flight 820
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Varig Flight 820 was a flight of the Brazilian airline Varig that departed from Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 11, 1973, for Orly Airport, in Paris, France. The plane, a Boeing 707, registration PP-VJZ, made an emergency landing on onion fields about four kilometers from Orly Airport, due to smoke in the cabin from a fire in a lavatory. The fire caused 123 deaths; there were only 11 survivors (ten crew members and one passenger).
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Avenue des Tilleuls, Arrondissement de L'Haÿ-les-Roses
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Avenue des Tilleuls
Avenue des Tilleuls
94320 Arrondissement de L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Ile-de-France, France
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