1960 Munich Convair 340 crash

When

17 Dec 1960

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

48.14° N, 11.55° E

Description

aviation accident

Deaths

52

Injured

20

1960 aviation disaster in Munich, West Germany

On 17 December 1960, a Convair C-131D Samaritan operated by the United States Air Force on a flight from Munich to RAF Northolt crashed shortly after take-off from Munich-Riem Airport, due to fuel contamination. All 20 passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground were killed.

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