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The Deadliest Disaster in Aviation History Tenerife

An Ounce by Jim Fugate

Jun 3, 202619:10Society & Culture

The deadliest disaster in aviation history was not caused by a mechanical failure… or even by the fog alone. In 1977, two Boeing 747s collided on a runway at Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, killing 583 people. But the re...

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