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A Tu-154C cargo aircraft from the Soviet national airline Aeroflot straddles a ditch about 200 meters past the end of the runway at Roberts Field. The aircraft skidded into the ditch after a failed takeoff attempt

A Tu-154C cargo aircraft from the Soviet national airline Aeroflot straddles a ditch about 200 meters past the end of the runway at Roberts Field. The aircraft skidded into the ditch after a failed takeoff attempt

A Tu-154C cargo aircraft from the Soviet national airline Aeroflot leans to one side as it straddles a ditch about 200 meters past the end of the runway at Roberts Field. The aircraft skidded into the ditch after a failed takeoff attempt

Firefighters and airport workers at Roberts Field gather around a Tu-154C cargo aircraft from the Soviet national airline Aeroflot. The aircraft skidded into a ditch about 200 meters past the end of the runway after a failed takeoff attempt

A firefighter at Roberts Field examines a Tu-154C cargo aircraft from the Soviet national airline Aeroflot as the aircraft straddles a ditch about 200 meters past the end of the runway. The aircraft skidded into the ditch after a failed takeoff attempt

A right side view of a crashed Tupelov Tu-154C cargo aircraft belonging to the Soviet national airline Aeroflot. The aircraft failed to clear the ground on takeoff and skidded to a halt in a ditch approximately 200 meters past the runway at Roberts Field

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A ladder leans against the cockpit of a wrecked Tu-154C cargo aircraft from the Soviet national airline Aeroflot as the aircraft straddles a ditch about 200 meters past the end of the runway at Roberts Field. The aircraft skidded into the ditch after a failed takeoff attempt

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Monrovia

Country: Liberia (LBR)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT F. Lee Corkran

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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10/01/1989
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