What the records say
- When
- 9 Aug 1961
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 59.09° N, 6.06° E
- Description
- Airplane crash in Norway
- Deaths
- 39
1961 Holtaheia Vickers Viking crash
Airplane crash in Norway
The 1961 Holtaheia Vickers Viking crash was a controlled flight into terrain incident on 9 August 1961 at Holta in Strand Municipality, Norway. The Eagle Airways Vickers 610 Viking 3B Lord Rodney was en route from London Heathrow to Stavanger Airport, Sola on an AIR Tours charter flight taking a school group for a camping holiday.
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