- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 08, 1954 |
Time: | 2004 |
Location: | Off Stromboli, Italy |
Operator: | South African Airways, leased from British Overseas Airways |
Flight #: | 201 |
Route: | Rome - Cairo |
AC Type: | de Havilland DH106 Comet 1 |
Registration: | G-ALYY |
cn / ln: | 06011 |
Aboard: | 21 (passengers:14 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:14 crew:7) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft broke up in-flight and crashed into the sea en route from Rome to Cairo. Metal fatigue due to a design flaw led to the breakup of the aircraft. This is the second accident with the same cause. The aircraft was nicknamed "Yoke Yoke." |
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