South African Airways Flight 201
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South African Airways Flight 201 (SA201), 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. The flight was operated as a charter by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) using the aircraft G-ALYY[1] ("Yoke Yoke"), with a South African crew of seven, and carrying fourteen passengers.
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Accident | |
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Date | 8 April 1954 (1954-04-08) |
Summary | In-flight metal fatigue failure leading to explosive decompression & break-up |
Site | Mediterranean Sea between Naples and Stromboli 39°55′N 14°30′E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | de Havilland DH 106 Comet 1 |
Operator | South African Airways on behalf of BOAC |
Registration | G-ALYY |
Flight origin | London Heathrow Airport, London, England |
1st stopover | Rome Ciampino Airport, Rome, Italy |
Last stopover | Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt |
Destination | Johannesburg Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Passengers | 14 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 21 |
Survivors | 0 |
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