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Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243: Shot Down Over Grozny

Fear of Landing

The flight crew requested an NDB approach to Grozny and were cleared for approach to runway 26. About a minute later: Flight 8243 : Now the hydraulics have failed The weather at Makhachkala was no better regardless of which source we use: a cloud ceiling of 750 feet with visibility down to 3,300 metres in haze.

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