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Research Sources:

http://www.bfu-web.de/EN/Publications/Investigation%20Report/2002/Report_02_AX001-1-2_Ueberlingen_Report.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

“Deadly Crossroads .” Mayday Air Disasters, season 2, episode 4, Cineflix, 13 Feb. 2005.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/air-crash-traffic-controller-murdered-victims-husband-held-20040227-gdifts.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/world/europe/killer-of-air-traffic-controller-barred-from-crash-memorial.html

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3265469/russian-politician-arnold-schwarzeneger-film/

https://www.rt.com/news/kaloev-interview-crash-germ

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