159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes past midnight into the Indian Ocean 160 km from Mauritius.
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159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes p
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South African History Online. (2011, November 25). 159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes p. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070178
South African History Online (2011) '159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes p', South African History Online, 25 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070178 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, 159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes p [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070178, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes p." South African History Online, 25 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070178. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "159 passengers and crew die when the Helderberg, en route from Taipei to Johannesburg, crashes at approximately seven minutes p." South African History Online. November 25, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070178.
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