What the records say
- When
- 2 Mar 1948
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.48° N, 0.46° W
- Description
- 1948 aviation accident
1948 Heathrow disaster
1948 aviation accident
The 1948 Heathrow disaster was the crash of a Douglas DC-3C of the Belgian airline Sabena at Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom on 2 March 1948. It was the first major accident at Heathrow Airport; of the 22 people on board 20 were killed, of whom most had British nationality.
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