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Flight 28
Flight 28 may refer to: * American Airlines Flight 28, crashed on 23 October 1942 *British Airtours Flight 28M British Airtours Flight 28M (also known as Flight 328) was an international passenger flight which caught fire before takeoff at Manchester Airport, England on 22 August 1985 with the loss of 55 lives. It was en route to Corfu International A ..., fire on the ground on 22 August 1985 {{Disambiguation 0028 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Airlines Flight 28
American Airlines Flight 28 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight that crashed on October 23, 1942, in Chino Canyon near Palm Springs, California, United States, after being struck by a United States Army Air Forces Lockheed Ventura B-34 Lexington, B-34 bomber. The B-34 suffered only minor damage, and landed safely at the Army Airport of the Army Air Forces Ferrying Command, Sixth Ferrying Command, Palm Springs. All nine passengers and three crewmembers on board the twin-engine Douglas DC-3, DC-3 perished in the crash and subsequent fire; neither of the two Army pilots aboard the B-34 was injured. The army pilot was later tried on manslaughter charges, but was found not guilty by a court martial trial board. Casualties in the crash included Academy Award-winning Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood composer Ralph Rainger, who had written a number of hit songs including "I Wished on the Moon," "June in January," "Blue Hawaii (song), Blue Hawaii," "Love in Bloom (song), Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Airtours Flight 28M
British Airtours Flight 28M (also known as Flight 328) was an international passenger flight which caught fire before takeoff at Manchester Airport, England on 22 August 1985 with the loss of 55 lives. It was en route to Corfu International Airport in Greece. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-236 registered G-BGJL, previously named "Goldfinch", but at the time of the accident named "River Orrin", was flown by British Airtours, a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways. It had 131 passengers and six crew on the manifest. During the takeoff roll a loud thump was heard and takeoff aborted. An engine failure had generated a fire and the captain ordered evacuation. The engine failure was later traced to an incorrectly repaired combustor causing the turbine disc to shatter and puncture the wing fuel tanks. There were 82 survivors; most of the deaths were due to smoke inhalation, not burns. An aviation analyst said the accident was "a defining moment in the history of civil aviation" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
