TWA Flight 891
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TWA Flight 891 was a Lockheed L-1649A Starliner that crashed not long after taking off from Milan Malpensa Airport on 26 June 1959. All 68 passengers and crew on board were killed.
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Accident | |
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Date | 26 June 1959 |
Summary | Lightning strike |
Site | In the town of Olgiate Olona near the hamlet of Marnate,[1] Italy |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1649A Starliner |
Operator | Trans World Airlines |
Registration | N7313C |
Flight origin | Malpensa Airport (MXP) (MXP/LIMC), Italy |
Destination | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) (ORY/LFPO), France |
Passengers | 59 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 68 |
Survivors | 0 |
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