Lufthansa Flight 540
59Fatalities
98Survivors
157On board
Accident details
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What happened
Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes shortly after takeoff in Nairobi, Kenya; 59 of 157 on board are killed in the first crash of a Boeing 747.
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