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The crew consisted of a captain with extensive flight experience, a first officer, and a flight engineer, alongside a mechanic and a load master, though details on the latter two are scarce. Notably, the captain was 58 years old and had over 6,800 flying hours on the Boeing 727, while the flight engineer was 72 years old—a detail that raises eyebrows, as many countries impose age limits on pilots, but not on engineers.