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The Tenerife airport disaster [c] occurred on 27 March 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport [1] ...
This shows the aftermath of the deadliest aviation incident in history, where two Boeing 747s collided in a Spanish airport on March 27, 1977, causing 583 fatalities. Somewhat of a historical value and a detailed image. Could be reasonably restored, if needed. Articles in which this image appears Tenerife airport disaster FP category for this image
A gravestone with Veldhuyzen van Zanten's name, Westgaarde Cemetery, Amsterdam. The Tenerife airport disaster on 27 March 1977 was the collision of two Boeing 747 passenger aircraft on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife North Airport) in Tenerife, Spain; causing 583 deaths, the crash is the deadliest accident in aviation history.
The Tenerife Airport disaster. In 1977, 583 people were killed on an airport runway on the Canary Island of Tenerife after a KLM Boeing 747 attempted to take off.
In command was 50-year-old Captain Arthur John Whelan, who had flown to Tenerife North Airport 58 times previously. He had logged 15,299 flight hours, including 1,912 hours on the Boeing 727. The first officer was 33-year-old Michael John Firth, who had flown to Tenerife North Airport nine times previously. He had logged 3,492 flight hours ...
International Tenerife Memorial with Teide peak in the background Memorial plaque. The International Tenerife Memorial March 27, 1977, erected in memory of the 583 victims of the Tenerife airport disaster, is a monument located on the Mesa Mota on the outskirts of the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).
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Thousands of passengers had their flights diverted and delayed after a private jet blocked the runway at the main airport in Tenerife.. The plane landed at Reina Sofía airport in the south of the ...