What the records say
- When
- 14 Oct 1953
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 50.06° N, 8.53° E
- Description
- 1953 plane crash in Germany
- Deaths
- 44
1953 Sabena Convair CV-240 crash
1953 plane crash in Germany
On 14 October 1953, a Sabena Convair CV-240 crashed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Frankfurt, West Germany, shortly after taking off from Frankfurt International Airport. All 44 occupants on board the aircraft were killed.
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