Historical Events tagged with "juhu"

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Transportation & Infrastructure

Flight 472 Mislanded at Juhu Aerodrome

September 24th, 1972 52 years ago

Japan Airlines Flight 472, operating a scheduled flight from Tokyo to Bombay, India, landed unexpectedly at Juhu Aerodrome instead of the intended Santacruz Airport. The Boeing 727-200 aircraft, with 18 passengers and crew on board, arrived without incident at 2:30 PM local time. The mislanding occurred due to a combination of poor visibility and miscommunication between the pilots and air traffic control, creating a rare situation where a commercial flight diverted to a smaller airport.

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