What the records say
- When
- 15 Jul 1956
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 52.70° N, 8.94° W
- Description
- 1956 flight accident on a Swissair delivery flight
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1956 Swissair Convair CV-440 crash
1956 flight accident on a Swissair delivery flight
A Swissair Convair CV-440 crashed on an intercontinental delivery flight from San Diego to Zurich with stopovers in New York City, Gander and Shannon on 15 July 1956. During the final approach to Shannon Airport, the pilots lost control of the aircraft, which then crashed to the ground and broke apart. All four occupants of the plane died in the accident.
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