Llandow air disaster

When

12 Mar 1950

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

51.43° N, 3.48° W

Description

1950 Crash of an Avro Tudor V in Wales

Deaths

80

Injured

1

1950 plane crash in Sigingstone, Wales

The Llandow air disaster was an aircraft accident in Wales in 1950. At that time it was the world's worst air disaster, with a total of 80 fatalities. The aircraft, an Avro Tudor V, had been privately hired to fly rugby union enthusiasts to and from an international game in Ireland. On the return flight the aircraft stalled and crashed on its approach to land.

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