Beschrijving:
Air-India flight 245 departed Bombay on a flight to London with several intermediate stops. While descending towards Geneva, the airplane flew into the side of Mont Blanc at an elevation of 15.000 feet.
The wreckage was located November 5.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 3 november 1950 |
| Tijd: | 09:43 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-749 Constellation |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air-India |
| Registratie: | VT-CQP |
| Constructienummer: | 2506 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1948 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 40 / inzittenden: 40 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 48 / inzittenden: 48 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Mont Blanc ( Frankrijk)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Cairo (unknown airport), Egypte |
| Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG), Zwitserland | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 245 |
Air-India flight 245 departed Bombay on a flight to London with several intermediate stops. While descending towards Geneva, the airplane flew into the side of Mont Blanc at an elevation of 15.000 feet.
The wreckage was located November 5.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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- 6e ongeval
- 5e dodelijk ongeval
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