- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 10, 1952
Time: 19:15
Location: Com Edno, Ireland
Operator: Aer Lingus
Flight #: ?
Route: Northolt - Dublin
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: EI-AFL
cn / ln: 16699/33447
Aboard: 23   (passengers:20  crew:3)
Fatalities: 23   (passengers:20  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft lost control in severe turbulence and downdrafts and crashed in a soft peat bog 1 mile east of Llyn Gwynant. The encountering of strong down-currents of air on the lee side of Snowdon which forced the aircraft down into an area of strong turbulence where control was lost.
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