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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Daniel Politi

UNCOVERED: Argentine dictatorship s death flight plane returned home for a historical reckoning a24f8c2c 4166 4e46 8d6a d54d864fd156 - Caught on Camera

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Flying from Florida to Buenos Aires usually takes about 10 hours, but the turboprop landing in Argentina on Saturday was no normal plane. It had been en route for 20 days, and many Argentines eagerly refreshed flight tracking software to keep tabs on its progress.

The Short SC.7 Skyvan carried no crucial cargo nor VIP passengers. Rather, the plane will be another means for Argentines to reckon with the brutal history of their country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

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