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The aircraft struck the ocean belly-first at a speed of 152 knots (282 km/h; 175 mph), comprising vertical and horizontal components of 108 knots (200 km/h; 124 mph) and 107 knots (198 km/h; 123 mph), respectively. All 228 passengers and crew on board died on impact from extreme trauma and the aircraft was destroyed. [88] [2] [86]
8 maj 2024 · In this informative video, we explore the science behind what happens when a plane crashes into the ocean, and the crucial survival strategies that can incre...
28 lip 2010 · 30 June: A Yemeni passenger plane, an Airbus 310, crashes in the Indian Ocean near the Comoros archipelago. Only one of the 153 people on board survives.
Viewers can explore a variety of different wrecks, from a Phoenician shipwreck to the Motor Torpedo Boat Schnellboot S-31. Among the sites are three World War II–era plane wrecks: a Junkers Ju 88 (1941), a B-24 Liberator (1943), and a Douglas A-1 Skyraider (1947).
July 3 – In the 1968 BKS Air Transport Heathrow crash, an Airspeed Ambassador freight aircraft experienced metal fatigue and crashed while landing, striking two unoccupied British European Airways airliners. Six of the freighter's crew of eight are killed, as are eight racehorses being transported.
Our comprehensive database visualizes over 10,000 aircraft crashes since 1919, focusing on incidents with over 5 casualties. It includes historical aviation tragedies, with over 50% attributed to pilot errors.
15 paź 2018 · On the night of July 1, 2002, a DHL cargo plane flying near the southern German town of Überlingen struck a Russian passenger jet carrying mostly schoolchildren to Barcelona, Spain. The two men...
