Interflug Flight 450

When

14 Aug 1972

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

52.30° N, 13.64° E

Description

aviation accident

Deaths

156

Injured

0

Cause

Swissair Flight 111

Fatal passenger plane crash in Schönefeld, East Germany

Interflug Flight 450 was a holiday charter flight to Burgas, Bulgaria operated by an Ilyushin Il-62 that crashed shortly after take-off from Berlin-Schönefeld Airport in Schönefeld, East Germany, on 14 August 1972. The accident was caused by a fire in the aft cargo bay which spread quickly, destroying the aircraft's structural integrity. All 156 passengers and crew died.

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