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Tenerife disaster - 35 years ago today.
35 years ago today, the Tenerife airport disaster, happened. When a 747 began it's takeoff roll and slammed into another taxing 747, 583 people died making it the worst accident in aviation history with only 61 survivors. (en.wikipedia.org) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
A book was published several years ago about this accident but I don't remember the title. "Cleared for Take-Off" or some thing similar to that. Any member remembers the title?
Unfortunately, it was the "Perfect Storm"! The loss of 583 souls could have been prevented but all the circumstances leading up to impact made the "Storm" inevitable.
I remember this accident. It was terrible. It looks like it was a perfect storm of events leading to a catastrophe.
You could surmise a perfect storm if you are a very open minded person. Most will put the blame squarely on the shoulders of one person. Extenuating circumstances for sure. But only one person crammed the throttles open without a clear cut , no doubt about it clearance in almost zero zero conditions.
As I read the article, I was glad to see new procedures were put into place to prevent this from happening again. Yet, it is so tragic that people died in order for that to happen. :-(
I landed there two days later fromCasablanca It was terrible to see those two plane
We left Casablanca in a very small plane about ten peoples
What I saw there will always be in my memories
Alma Arseneau
We left Casablanca in a very small plane about ten peoples
What I saw there will always be in my memories
Alma Arseneau