Historical Events tagged with "bristol britannia"
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Accidents & Tragedies
British Eagle Flight 802/6 Crashes in Austria
February 29th, 1964 61 years ago
British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6 crashed into Glungezer mountain in the Tux Alps of Austria, resulting in the loss of all 75 people aboard. The aircraft was a Bristol Britannia and was on a scheduled flight from London to the Mediterranean. The cause of the crash was attributed to bad weather and navigational errors. The impact occurred at a high altitude, leading to the complete destruction of the aircraft upon collision with the mountain.
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