What the records say
- When
- 18 Apr 1972
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 9.01° N, 38.78° E
- Description
- Flight between Addis Ababa and Rome crashed on 18 April 1972
- Deaths
- 43
- Injured
- 15
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East African Airways Flight 720
1972 aviation accident
East African Airways Flight 720 (EC720) was an international scheduled passenger flight, operated by jointly operated East African Airways, routing from Kenya via Ethiopia and Italy to the United Kingdom with a Vickers VC10. On 18 April 1972, the aircraft burst into flames and crashed while taking off from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, killing 43 out of 107 occupants on board.
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