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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ National Transportation Safety Committee. "Final Report: Garuda Indonesia Flight GA 152, Airbus A300-B4, PK-GAI, Buahnabar, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, 26 SEPTEMBER 1997 (KNKT/97.29/04.06.016)" (PDF). knkt.dephub.go.id. National Transportation Safety Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2018.
- ↑ "Moments before Indonesian crash, jet pilot blinded by haze". edition.cnn.com. 26 September 1997. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
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