The aircraft, trailing white vapor, then suddenly lost altitude over the Takigahara area, and parts of the aircraft began to break away over Tsuchiyadai and Ichirimatsu. "Comet Air Crash" ("Crash of the Comet"). All on Plane Are Dead in Crash into Japans Fuji; Jetliner Crashes on Mount Fuji after Take-Off from Tokyo Airport. Soldiers on foot had slow going. (Associated Press. No official passenger list was made available in Rome pending notification of the next of kin. After staying overnight at Fukuoka, Flight 911 left for Tokyo at 11:25 and landed there at 12:43. Fuji, reaching 17,000ft. [3], Flight 781 departed from Rome at 10:31CET (09:31UTC) on 10 January 1954, on the final stage of its flight to London. In 1954, there were no cockpit voice recorders or flight data recorders (the so-called "black boxes") to assist crash investigators, and there existed no established protocol for aircraft accident investigation at the time. All three occupants were evacuated while the aircraft was written off. BOAC's chairman commented on television, "We obviously wouldn't be flying the Comet with passengers if we weren't satisfied conditions were suitable." In 2016, Lind released a charity documentary film entitled 'A Bond For Life - How James Bond changed my Life' in support of UNICEF. BOAC flew Handley Page Hermes and later Canadair Argonauts to Africa in 1950s. American Airlines flight 11 was the first to hit, striking the North Tower of the World Trade Centre in New York City at 8.46am local time. [6], Gerry Bull, a former BOAC engineer, said that when he performed a preflight inspection of the aircraft in Rome he looked for "incidental damage", and as he did not find any, he believed the Comet was fit for flight. BOAC Flight 911 was a scheduled service from San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG) via Honolulu (HNL) and Tokyo (HND). There is no glide slope guidance to this runway but the approach was well judged and touchdown was achieved approximately 400 yards beyond the threshold. Ralph Silverman Creve Coeur Comet 4s flew with BOAC until 1965 and with British . Fuji Philadelphia Inquirer, 3-6-1966, p6. Illinois: John J. Kimutis East St. Louis [4], Ten of the twenty-nine passengers were children. The engine fire shut-off handies were not pulled and the fuel booster pumps and main electrical supply were not switched off. [4], The first officer on Flight 781 was William John Bury, age 33. Ohio: David E. Havlik Columbus The film showed that the aircraft had experienced severe . Trucks sank hub deep into the more. Accessed 3-14-2020 at: https://www.nytimes.com/1966/03/06/archives/all-on-plane-are-dead-in-crash-into-japans-fuji-jetliner-crashes-on.html, UPI (United Press International). Learn how your comment data is processed. At 13:42 hours [from Fukuoka, where the place had been diverted] the crew contacted ATC requesting permission to start the engines and clearance for a VMC climb via Fuji-Rebel-Kushimoto. 0-9 1947 BOAC Douglas C-47 crash B 1958 BOAC Bristol Britannia crash C Oklahoma: Warren Arthur Oklahoma City The initial notification to the Airport Emergency Services of the expected landing on Runway 28 L was also revised. For the next TokyoHong Kong segment, the crew received a weather briefing from a company representative, and filed an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan calling for a southbound departure from Haneda via the island of Izu shima, then on airway JG6 to Hong Kong at flight level 310 (31,000 feet). If yes, you're in for a shocker! Air Disaster Volume 1, p.45, Job, Macaurthur. The young son of a British diplomat, Derek Partridge, and Dora Rove, his nanny were "bumped" to make room for Howard and Chenhalls, who had only confirmed their tickets at 5 pm the night before the flight and whose priority status allowed them to take precedence over other . Police said many bodies were badly mangled, but were not burned. Saturday 5 March 1966. 75 US execs. Reginald Frederick Freestone San Francisco Subsequent inspections on Boeing 707 and similar Boeing 720 aircraft as a result of this discovery did reveal this was a common problem, and corrective maintenance actions on the fleet eventually followed. Mary Catherine Boffa. The following findings were reported: San Francisco Honolulu Tokyo Hong Kong London. All 124 occupants were killed. Copyright 2023 Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers. A few seconds later the aircraft struck the ground 127 feet short of the threshold of Runway 31, sustaining some damage. Suspicion then shifted to the possibility of an engine turbine explosion, and modifications were instigated in other Comets, where the turbine ring was encased with armour plate to contain a possible disintegration of the turbine disk. William C. Weaver Hollywood It left paint marks indicating that it broke off the port side horizontal stabiliser as it departed to the left and down. The Boeing 707 was expected to arrive at Tokyo Airport at 16:45 on 4 March. Upon examination of the aircraft wreckage by the RAE, it became evident that the aircraft had broken up in mid-air, and there was initially some speculation that the aircraft might have been brought down by a bomb. Faith: .The aircraft was not fitted with a CVR [cockpit voice recorder], and the fire after the crash was so severe that the FDR [flight data recorder] was destroyed. No. The crash was photographed by Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel at the nearby Fuji Training Base, and 8-millimeter film taken by one of the passengers also survived the crash. Another fact was that the supports around the windows were riveted, not glued, as the original specifications for the aircraft had called for. Helen R. Kerwin Betty Jean Maxwell The approach to Runway 05 R was made from a difficult position, the aircraft being close to the runway and having reached a height of about 3 000 ft and a speed of 225 kt. He had previously been involved in an accident in 1951, in which a Hermes aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing, and he was later praised for his flying conduct during this accident flight. The violent forces exerted by the turbulent air could have caused structural failure of one of the engines, leading to a subsequent fire. The aircraft wreckage was eventually found on the sea floor; it was subsequently raised and transported to the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) for investigation. Michigan: Charles M. Heemstra Detroit Guard Deland Long Pueblo On approach to Tripoli Airport by night and poor weather conditions, the crew was unable to locate the runway and decided to make a go around. The aircraft left a debris field 16km (10mi) long. London - Zurich - Tel Aviv - Tehran - Bombay - Singapore - Sydney. Air Disaster Volume 1, p.44, Job, Macaurthur. Among the Americans were 75 persons on an Asian tour sponsored by the Thermo King Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn., a refrigeration equipment firm. 124 (89 US). [1], G-APFE, the aircraft involved, pictured in 1962, In-flight break-up caused by clear air turbulence. Nicholas Andrew Bogdan. G. C.A. [8], The task of finding out what had happened to Flight 781 was difficult at first because the accident had occurred over water. The aircraft left the ramp at 13:50. The cabin crew had made preparations for an emergency landing and as the aircraft came to a stop opened the emergency exits and started rigging the escape chutes. Saturday 5 March 1966. British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC, Boeing 707-436. Nevertheless, the fire warning light in No. The short video of BOAC 911 taking off past the debris of the Canadian Pacific 402 crash is eerie, given what happened later that day. Elizabeth Rose Lubbers , Associated Press. However, immediately after it inflated it became unusable from heat and burst. Probable Cause: The aircraft suddenly encountered abnormally severe turbulence over Gotemba City which imposed a gust load considerably in excess of the design limit. (Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation. [7] The aircraft then entered a flat spin, with the forward fuselage section and the outer starboard wing breaking off shortly before impact with the ground. Mabel Ann Fleming All other occupants were injured. Air Disaster Volume 1, p.4849, Stone, Richard, "124 die in 2nd Japan air disaster" quote:"A BOAC spokesman said 75 of the Americans aboard were members of a tour sponsored by Thermo King Corp. of Minneapolis, Minn.". A saw small dots, which might have been fragments. 2 engine "kicked" towards the closed position and at the same time the instruments showed that the engine was running down. The following day, according to Life magazine (March 18, 1966), passengers aboard BOAC Flight 911 bound for Hong Kong would have felt a "stab of apprehension" when they saw the "still . The failure was a result of metal fatigue caused by the repeated pressurisation and de-pressurisation of the aircraft cabin. Because the undercarriage was retracted, the warning horn sounded when the flight engineer fully retarded the thrust lever; the check pilot and flight engineer simultaneously went for and pulled the horn cancel switch on the pedestal whilst the co-pilot, instinctively, but in error, pressed the fire bell cancel button in front of him. UPI. Except for the front portion of the fuselage which lay on its port side, severe damage resulted from fire which broke out and spread rapidly, due probably to the partial detachment of the port wing and rupture of the fuel tanks. Aircraft. In the meantime, all Comets were to be grounded until the turbine modifications had been carried out. Esther R. Markovich injuries during the evacuation. During a fourth attempt, he descended below the glide when the aircraft hit trees and crashed 1,200 yards short of runway 11. Deadliest American Disasters and Large-Loss-of-Life Events, (10 or more lives lost with notable exceptions), 1966 March 5, air turbulence, BOAC plane breakup/crash, Mount Fuji, Japan124/US89, 2022 Sep 28-29, Hurricane Ian, FL (139-140), esp. It left paint marks indicating that it broke off the port side horizontal stabiliser as it departed to the left and down. [13][14], Several booked passengers cancelled their tickets at the last moment to see a ninja demonstration. The violent forces exerted by the turbulent air could have caused structural failure of one of the engines, leading to a subsequent fire. New York: John Thomas Buffalo After its departure from Tokyo at 1:58pm, flight BOAC 911 began climbing southwest towards Mt. The investigators examined the final piece of wreckage with a microscope.[7]. The approach up to this point had been high but uneventful. Incredible twist of fate. This was caused by a failure on the part of both the captain and the first officer to establish the altitude of the aircraft before and during the final descent. 1996, p. 130. BOAC Flight 781 was a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) passenger flight from Singapore to London. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Air Disaster Volume 1, p.4445, Job, Macaurthur. Clara Lee Long The accident resulted from an omission to close the fuel shut-off valve when No. View original page. Loca Coyde Jones Torrance However, a second BOAC de Havilland Comet, registered G-ALYY, was lost on 8 April 1954: a charter flight, operating as South African Airways Flight 201, departed from Rome bound for Egypt with fourteen passengers and seven crew on board; thirty-three minutes into the flight the pilot reported on course flying at 10,000 metres, then all contact was lost. The Boeing 707 jetliner involved disintegrated mid-air shortly after departing from Tokyo, as a result of severe clear-air turbulence. Still, it was potentially a significant flight safety issue. Carolina: Charles Allen Varner Charlotte Bull and the same team of engineers later examined South African Airways Flight201 before its final flight. Black Box: Why Air Safety Is No Accident. Dummies were seated within the fuselage to replicate the possible movements of the passengers during the crash. The aircraft then began to lose height rapidly and although the pilot-in- command ordered full power, the descent could not be checked. The experiment was run 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. 2 fire shut-off handle was seen to be on and the pilot-in-command ordered an "Engine Fire Drill". ATC originally offered the pilot-in-command a landing back on Runway 28L and alerted the fire services but after the "Mayday" call he was offered Runway 05 R which was accepted as it would resulting a shorter flight path. The BOAC plane was carrying a crew of 11, mostly British, and passengers which Included 13 Japanese, three French, two British, o e Canadian, one Guatemalan, one Korean and one Chinese. Accessed 3-13-2020 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/independent-press-telegram-mar-06-1966-p-1/, Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation. [10], One day after the crash, speculation was that fierce winds above Mount Fuji were responsible. At time of takeoff, the reported weather conditions on runway 25 were as follows: cloud 3/8, base at 2,500 feet, wind 270 at 20 knots, visibility 1,500 yards and moderate rain. Susan M Bochino. They say there are no coincidences. This fatal plane crash could have nearly claimed the lives of Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman as well as production designer Ken Adam, director Lewis Gilbert and cinematographer Freddie Young. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Flight 781 was commanded by Captain Alan Gibson DFC, age 31, one of BOAC's youngest pilots. The worst turbulence in such conditions is found in a standing rotor, a highly agitated body of air rotating about a horizontal axis downwind from and parallel to the mountain ridge producing the air disturbance. Black Box: Why Air Safety Is No Accident. John L. Markovich Modesto The search effort involved the pioneering use of underwater TV cameras, developed by a team at the UK Admiralty Research Laboratory led by George MacNeice, to help to locate and salvage the wreckage in deep water.[9]. The engineer officer was Francis Charles Macdonald, age 27, and the radio officer was Luke Patrick McMahon, age 32. No member of the flight crew recalls hearing the fire warning bell. Almost simultaneously the pilot-in-command ordered fire drill on the remaining engines. Fujis leeward side, flight 911 was violently impacted by a severe mountain wave which led to vertical fin failure and subsequent in-flight break-up, the white vapour being jet fuel flowing out of the aircraft after separation of the engines. Neal K. Hulbert, 34 Eureka This crash and flight 402 were part of a cluster of unrelated crashes in Japan in 1966. Two crew members and 13 passengers were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. After performing the necessary test, the crew requested a descent from 12,000 feet to 3,000 feet. The investigation report concluded that the aircraft crashed as a result of its encounter with "abnormally severe turbulence over Gotemba City which imposed a gust load considerably in excess of the design limit." Faith, Nicholas. There were 26 couples travelling together in the group, and a total of 63 children were orphaned as a result of the accident. These waves are formed by smooth air flowing at a high velocity encountering and obstruction such as a mountain and boiling over or breaking up, resulting in turbulence and gusts. The use of reverse thrust caused the flames to be deflected in towards the fuselage. At various places along the flight path a number of engine fragments and pieces of cowling had already fallen away, but these caused no injury to persons or damage to property. Subsequent inspections on Boeing 707 and similar Boeing 720 aircraft as a result of this discovery did reveal this was a common problem, and corrective maintenance actions on the fleet eventually followed. Witnesses to the crash were a group of Italian fishermen who rushed to the scene to recover the bodies and to search for possible survivors, of whom there were none. Airline Lists PassengersMt. They were forced to stop ignoring him when the sun rose behind them instead of through the port windows, http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction gland.html, Aviation Photography & Videos (including vlogs), Flying Foodies' Forum (was Music & Musicians). March 5, 1966. Nevada: Charles Spencer Teal, 28 Las Vegas The aircraft began taxiing at 13:50 and took off into the northwest wind at 13:58. Fuji. The fourth flight, United Airlines 93, did not hit its intended target believed to be the White House or the US Capitol after passengers on the plane attempted to regain control from the attackers. The Boeing was commanded by Captain Bernard Dobson, 45, from Dorset, described as a very experienced 707 pilot who had been flying the type since 1960. Barbara Stuckey, 33 The undercarriage locked down normally but the hydraulic pressure and contents were seen to fall and the flaps stopped extending at 470, that is 30 short of their full range. Email. AP. The aircraft (registration G-APFE)[2] arrived at Tokyo Haneda Airport at 12:40 on the day of the accident from Fukuoka Airport, where it had diverted the previous day due to conditions on the ground in Tokyo. by | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. Vincent M Boland, Jr. Georgia: Henry Clay Sellers Atlanta Now that both black boxes have been recovered from AirAsia flight. Bascom Flanakin Stanley Following an uneventful mission, the pilot returned to the airport when, on final approach, the right engine suffered technical problems and failed. London: Boxtree, 1996. 2000 m, the forward fuselage broke away. The co-pilot, who could not get into the galley to help with the evacuation, left the aircraft through the starboard flight deck window by use of the escape rope at that position. On 10 January 1954, a de Havilland Comet passenger jet operating the flight suffered an explosive decompression at altitude and crashed, killing all 35 people on board. 17 California residents. The aircraft then entered a flat spin, with the forward fuselage section and the outer starboard wing breaking off shortly before impact with the ground. Black Box: Why Air Safety Is No Accident. The C Class Flying boats Caribou and Cabot were bombed and destroyed in Norway. Independent Press Telegram, Long Beach, CA. 124 (89 US). The aircraft was carrying two filmmakers and one pilot who were in charge to make a movie of the Heathrow Airport. An emergency is any situation that requires immediate assistance from the police, fire department or ambulance. Or any other source ? The accident was the result of loss of height and airspeed caused by the aircraft en- countering, at approximately 250 feet after takeoff, an unpredictable thunderstorm cell which gave rise to a sudden reversal of wind direction, heavy rain, and possible downdraught conditions. The check pilot suggested, and the co-pilot with the pilot-in-command's approval broadcast, a "Mayday" call. Here are the names of all of those who lost their lives in the attacks. BOAC Flight 911 (call sign "Speedbird 911") was a round-the-world flight operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) that crashed near Mount Fuji in Japan on 5 March 1966, with the loss of all 113 passengers and 11 crew members. British Overseas Airways flight 911 was scheduled to leave Tokyo at 1:30pm for Hong Kong and due to the perfect weather conditions, Captain Bernard Dobson (45) requested a change of the scheduled flight plan, climbing visually via Mt. "[3] It also stated "it is not unreasonable to assume that, on the day of the accident, powerful mountain waves existed in the lee of Mt Fuji, as in the case of mountain waves formed by extended ridges, and that the breakdown of the waves resulted in small-scale turbulence, the intensity of which might have become severe or extreme in a short period of time. Meantime Meteorological Reports had been passing from ground to air. Missouri: Ovid Frederic Crouch St. Joseph 1940. Although some stress cracking was found in the vertical stabiliser bolt holes, it was determined by subsequent testing that it did not contribute to the structural failure. These passengers, Cubby Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, Ken Adams, Lewis Gilbert and Freddie Young, were in Japan scouting locations for the fifth James Bond film, You Only Live Twice. After takeoff the aircraft flew over Gotemba City on a heading of approximately 298 deg at an altitude of approximately 4900 m and indicated airspeed of 320 to 370 knots. While the official investigation efforts began, BOAC were determined to return their Comets to passenger service as soon as possible, and succeeded in doing so on 23 March, just ten weeks after the crash. This, when taken into conjunction with the nature of the flight on which the aircraft was engaged was a contributory factor. The aircraft then encountered strong turbulence, causing it to break up in flight and crash into a forest. Several passengers decided to cancel their tickets at the last moment in order to see a ninja demonstration. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. The aircraft came to a stop just to the left of the runway centre line, about 1 800 yards from the threshold, on a heading of 0350M. Fornari was confused by the pattern of injuries because he could find no evidence of an explosion.[3]. Edith F. Ross lornajarrettblanchard In addition to the normal crew complement, a check pilot was on the aircraft for the purpose of carrying out a route check on the pilot-in-command. Possibly with the intention of shortening the flying time to Hong Kong, the captain of the flight elected not to follow the usual southbound departure from Tokyo toward the island of Izu Oshima. A relative is doing some family research. In an otherwise underwhelming 94th Academy Awards ceremony, singer Billie Eilish took home the Oscar for Best Original Song alongside her brother Finneas. He did not link the crash In anyway with the crash Friday of the Canadian plane. Three minutes after starting the descent, while cruising in a visibility reduced by fog, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed in a field located in Winkton, southeast of Bournemouth-Hurn Airport. In an emergency, dial 911 from your phone immediately. https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BOAC_Flight_911&oldid=8356134. The New York Times reported on 12 January that BOAC had temporarily withdrawn all of their de Havilland Comet jet airliners from service, as a result of the crash, and that the two French airlines that used the CometAir France and Union Aero Maritime des Transportshad also suspended their Comet services. Henry H. Kolbo Glendora However, due to poor meteorological conditions at Tokyo and because the precision approach radar (PAR) of the GCA was out of service, it diverted to Fukuoka (FUK) and landed there at 18:00. Film footage shows Flight 911 taxi-ing past the still smouldering wreckage of Flight 402 immediately before taking off for the last time. However, because of the spread of the fire under the rear of the fuselage the escape chute at the rear galley door soon burst and, following the first explosion, the overwing escape route also became unusable. All 27 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Massachusetts Karol Kawa North Dartmouth BOAC passenger lists, '40s-'50s - FLYER Forums Board index Help & Advice BOAC passenger lists, '40s-'50s 9 posts Toggle signatures BOAC passenger lists, '40s-'50s #1447310 By kanga - Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:33 pm Like A relative is doing some family research. In addition, it was discovered that the stresses around pressure cabin apertures were considerably higher than had been anticipated, particularly around sharp-cornered cut-outs, such as square windows. The talk-down was completed at 0325 hours when the aircraft was 400 yards from the threshold of Runway 31. Aviation Safety Network: BOAC Flight 911 was a scheduled service from San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG) via Honolulu (HNL) and Tokyo (HND). This was not just the second fatal crash near Tokyo in 24 hours, it was the fourth fatal crash near Tokyo in the past 30 days. Or God had a lucky star over Bond. Preceding the aircraft by approximately four minutes in arrival at Prestwick was a Constellation, and these two aircraft were fed into the stack at Prestwick; the Constellation at 4 000 feet and the Stratocruiser at 5 000 feet. He also discovered in most of the victims a distinct pattern of injuries, consisting of fractured skulls and ruptured and otherwise damaged lungs, which he identified as the actual cause of death. There were more explosions and fuel, which was released from the port tanks, spread underneath the aircraft and greatly enlarged the area of the fire. Several booked passengers cancelled their tickets at the last moment to see a ninja demonstration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BvOdk6E2r8. Wilbur G. Williamson Woodland Hills Darren Christopher Bohan. The four engine aircraft departed runway 25 at Kano Airport for Tripoli in moderate rain and climbed to an altitude of 250 feet. Phyllis Ann Fischer, 33 Los Angeles Cho-o Ikeya, a fireman, reported that plane seemed to plunge rapidly at first, then slowed down. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}351944N 1384818E / 35.329N 138.805E / 35.329; 138.805. BOAC Flight 712, a Boeing 707-465, G-ARWE, burning on the runway at Heathrow, 8 April 1968. . Wanda Lavon Ligeros A disturbance of the airstream broadly analogous to that of a river flowing over a rocky bed, the ripples and breakers on the surface of the water corresponding to the standing waves and turbulence found in the airstream above mountainous terrain. It is one of those stories that make your blood run cold and even with the odds of being killed on a single airline flight at 1 in 29.4 million, fear is a constant companion of many air travellers. While completing the approach checklist, the crew was unable to lower the landing gear, even with the emergency systems. Finally over Tarobo at an altitude of approx. The crew continued the flight and started the descent to Khartoum. The responsibility for the accident must rest with the captain. Bertha Erma Freestone 3-6-1966, p. 1. These passengers, Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, Ken Adam, Lewis Gilbert, and Freddie Young, were in Japan scouting locations for the fifth James Bond film, You Only Live Twice (1967). Of those, 11 passengers were injured by turbulenceand it's a good bet most, if not all of them, weren't wearing seat belts. The movement of the dummies within the air cabin revealed the cause of the skull fractures: at the moment that the fuselage exploded, they were thrown out of their seats and slammed head-first into the ceiling. Having initially started an engine failure drill, the flight engineer changed directly to the engine fire drill. Janet Ann Sellers ATC ordered other landing aircraft to overshoot in order to ensure a clear approach to Runway 05 R and to clear Runway 28R for the passage of the fire vehicles. The last words heard from Gibson were "George How Jig, from George Yoke Peter, did you get my". Mrs. Sandra Ellen Sexhus, 26 The forward fuselage crashed into the forest approx. Although the US bound flight had to stop to refuel in Newfoundland, the London flight made the journey non-stop in six hours and 11 minutes. 1 and No. The attacks remain the deadliest terrorist incident in world history. and wives. BOAC Flight 911 (call sign "Speedbird 911") was a round-the-world flight operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) that crashed near Mount Fuji in Japan on 5 March 1966, with the loss of all 113 passengers and 11 crew members. It then contacted the runway and sustained considerable damage, and came to rest with the passenger compartment in an inverted position on the south side of the runway about 550 yards from the threshold. It was the third fatal passenger airline accident . [3], On 11 January 1954, The New York Times reported that "35 persons were almost certainly killed when a British Comet jet airliner crashed into the sea between the islands of Elba and Montecristo, off the Italian western coast." And once when you look death in the face, Your email address will not be published. The height presentation afforded by the type of three-pointer altimeter fitted to the subject aircraft was such that a higher degree of attention was required to interpret it accurately than is desirable in so vital an instrument. Sidney Elmer Cochran Rhode Island: Walter D. Jannell, Sr. North Smithfield There is a memorial in the cemetery of Porto Azzurro, where some of the victims are buried and a list of those (20) whose remains were never found. Still, it was potentially a significant flight safety issue.
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