South African Airways Flight 201

When

8 Apr 1954

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

39.92° N, 14.50° E

Description

1954 aviation accident

Deaths

21

Injured

0

1954 aviation accident in the Mediterranean Sea

South African Airways Flight 201, a de Havilland Comet 1, took off at 18:32 UTC on 8 April 1954 from Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy, en route to Cairo, Egypt, on the second stage of its flight from London, England to Johannesburg, South Africa. The flight crashed at around 19:07 UTC, killing all on board.

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