Air disaster

Pan Am Flight 1-10

15 Apr 1948 · 52.72° N, 8.90° W

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When
15 Apr 1948
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
52.72° N, 8.90° W
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
30

Pan Am Flight 1-10

1948 aviation accident

Pan Am Flight 1-10 was a Pan American passenger flight from London to Shannon Airport, part of a flight around the world from San Francisco, California, to New York City. On 15 April 1948, the Lockheed Constellation serving the flight crashed 725 meters (2,379 ft) short of Runway 23 at Shannon. Ten flight crew and 20 passengers died in the crash; 1 passenger survived with minor injuries.

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