- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 27, 1955 |
Time: | 0738 |
Location: | Near Petrich, Bulgaria |
Operator: | El Al |
Flight #: | 402/46 |
Route: | London - Paris - Vienna - Tel Aviv |
AC Type: | Lockheed 049 Constellation |
Registration: | 4X-AKC |
cn / ln: | 1968 |
Aboard: | 58 (passengers:51 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 58 (passengers:51 crew:7) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | On a flight from London, England to Tel Aviv, the aircraft drifted over Bulgarian airspace and was shot down by Bulgarian jet fighters. A navigational error that probably originated with an incorrect radio compass indication due to the effects of thunderstorm activity in the area. |
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