Air disaster

Maritime Central Airways Flight 315

11 Aug 1957 · 46.58° N, 71.63° W

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When
11 Aug 1957
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
46.58° N, 71.63° W
Description
1957 aviation accident
Deaths
79

Maritime Central Airways Flight 315

1957 aviation accident

Maritime Central Airways Flight 315 was an international charter flight from London, England to Toronto, Canada, with refueling stops in Reykjavík, Iceland, and Goose Bay, Labrador. On 11 August 1957, the aircraft operating this flight, a Douglas DC-4, crashed in bad weather 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi) west of Issoudun, Quebec, killing all 79 people on board.

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