What the records say
- When
- 23 Aug 1954
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 52.67° N, 4.33° E
- Description
- passenger plane crash on 23 August 1954
- Deaths
- 21
KLM Flight 608
1954 aviation accident
KLM Flight 608 was an international scheduled passenger flight from New York City to Amsterdam. On 23 August 1954, the aircraft crashed in the North Sea off IJmuiden during the Shannon-Amsterdam leg of the flight. The crash killed all 21 passengers and crew on board.
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