Aeronautics: K-7

Near Kharkov, Russia, last week Soviet-built K7, biggest landplane in the world (128 passengers), crashed to death its 14 occupants. All were highly skilled aviation technicians and pilots, of whom U. S. S. R. has had a shortage since last September when another crash killed seven technicians and executives (TIME, Sept. 18).

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