The Tenerife disaster, the worst in aviation history, remains relevant today. As Patrick Smith said, “We’ve engineered away what used to be the causes of some of the worst crashes ever. But this one, I think the fundamental cause or causes are really still there.” Including: Runway ...
The number 25 was to have a somber significance for commercial aviation in the United States of America. It was on September 25, 1978, that what was at the time identified as the worst aviation disaster in U.S. history occurred, when two planes collided in the air over the city of San...
which stands across the street from the Civil War era cemetery. I traveled there recently, hoping to find the location of the old Southern 242 crash site, the worst aviation disaster in the history of the state of Georgia. But after driving up and down the main drag, I couldn’t find ...
Regrettably, today marks the 39th anniversary of one of the darkest days in aviation history — the crash of JAL flight 123. On August 12th, 1985, the Boeing 747 crashed into the mountains near Tokyo killing 520 people. It remains the second-deadliest air disaster ever, and the deadliest in...
1977 Tenerife Airport Disaster Date: March 27, 1977 Cause: Runway collision Deaths: 583 The Tenerife Disaster is the worst non-terrorism related aviation accident in world history, killing nearly 600 people in total. Two commercial airliners collided on a runway at the Tenerife North Airport in ...
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'There were a lot of sharks,' says one of the survivors of the USS Indianapolis sinking, the worst sea disaster in the U.S. Navy's history. 'So many.'
The Hindenburg Disaster: 9 Surprising Facts Explore nine surprising facts about the massive German airship and its fiery demise. Read more The Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 19 It remains one of the most perplexing mysteries in aviation history. Some blame the Bermuda Triangle. ...
THE CRASH OF EASTERN FLIGHT 642: 50 YEARS LATER; City's Worst Commercial Aviation Disaster Took 17 Lives Constellation Hit Trees in Fog on Approach to Old ... Byline: JESSIE-LYNNE KERR It was a Wednesday morning 50 years ago today an Eastern Air Lines... JL Kerr 被引量: 0发表: 0年...
Seventy-five years have passed since that fateful August morning. The story of the Freckleton air disaster has been swept into the footnotes of the history of World War II. Two memorials stand sentinel to the legacy of this little-known tragedy. One is in the village of Freckleton...