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Sitting back in her plane seat, Anna Sergeeva tilted her head and smiled for a selfie as she prepared to fly home to see her family for the first time in six months.

Satisfied with the snap, the 25-year-old make-up artist then posted it to her friends on social media, unaware that it was the final selfie she would ever take.

Just hours later, her FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Russia missed the runway at Rostov-on-Don Airport and crashed , killing everyone onboard.

Anna was among 62 people who perished in the horror smash, including the Boeing 737-80's captain Aristos Sokratous and co-pilot Alejandro Cruz Alava

It was reported yesterday that both of the pilots were due to become fathers - Aristos's wife is pregnant with their first child, while Alejandro's spouse is carrying twins.

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Anna was travelling to southern Russia from Dubai, where she had been working as a beautician for the past six months to earn money for her mother and younger brother.

Her friend Karina said today: "Anna lived in Dubai for the last six months working to support her mother and 11-year-old brother, who live in Kharkiv."

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Several months ago, Anna posted a photo of her ticket for doomed Flight FZ981 on social media, excitedly telling her friends: "I am going home for one week".

Today, her last ever selfie was receiving messages of condolences online, with one user commenting: "Rest in peace... I'm so sad tonight... Cz I will miss you so much."

The victims of Saturday's crash included 55 passengers and seven crew members. Forty four of them, including four children, were Russian citizens.

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Initial reports said the flight crashed on landing when it hit the ground and broke into pieces at the airport.

According to a statement from the Russian government, the plane had previously abandoned a landing attempt after circling for hours in poor weather.

It crashed on its second attempt at around 3:40am.

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The emergence of Anna's final selfie comes as a chilling 3D video has reconstructed the moments before the ill-fated plane crashed at Rostov-on-Don Airport.

The footage shows the aircraft flying over the airport and approaching the runway, with the wind buffeting it from side to side.

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The wings then touch the tarmac and it bursts into flames before totally exploding.

Yesterday, a list of the names of all of the 55 passengers who died was unofficially released, revealing that at least three families lost three members each in the crash.

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It also showed ten victims were couples and four were children.

The downed plane was operated by Dubai-based budget carrier, Flydubai.

Officials have warned an investigation into the crash could take weeks.