What the records say
- When
- 3 May 1986
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 7.18° N, 79.87° E
- Description
- 1986 aircraft bombing
- Deaths
- 21
- Injured
- 41
Air Lanka Flight 512
1986 aircraft bombing
Air Lanka Flight 512 was an Air Lanka flight from London Gatwick Airport via Zurich and Dubai to Colombo and Malé, Maldives. On 3 May 1986, the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar serving the flight was on the ground in Colombo, about to fly on to Malé, when an explosion ripped the aircraft in two, destroying it.
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