189 killed as German tourist plane crashes 20 years ago this hour (Feb 6 1996)


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(Tuesday, February 6, 1996, 11:47 p.m. EST) — A Turkish-owned Boeing 757–225 jetliner crashed into the Atlantic Ocean tonight shortly after takeoff from Puerto Plata Airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, killing 189 people, mostly German tourists.