Alitalia Flight 618
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Alitalia Flight 618 was an accident involving a Douglas DC-7C of the Italian airline Alitalia in Shannon, Ireland, on 26 February 1960. Of the 52 people on board, only 18 survived with serious injuries.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 26 February 1960 (1960-02-26) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain; cause unknown |
Site | Shannon Airport |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-7C |
Operator | Alitalia |
Registration | I-DUVO |
Flight origin | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
Stopover | Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN), Ireland |
1st stopover | Gander Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX), Canada |
Destination | New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL/KIDL), United States |
Occupants | 52 |
Passengers | 40 |
Crew | 12 |
Fatalities | 34 |
Injuries | 18 |
Survivors | 18 |
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