In-flight metal fatigue failure leading to explosive decompression & break-up
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Mediterranean Sea between Naples and Stromboli 39°55′N14°30′E / 39.917°N 14.500°E / 39.917; 14.500 (South African Airways Flight 201)
Aircraft
Aircraft type
de Havilland DH 106 Comet 1
Operator
South African Airways on behalf of BOAC
Registration
G-ALYY
Flight origin
London Heathrow Airport, London, England
1st stopover
Rome Ciampino Airport, Rome, Italy
Last stopover
Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Johannesburg Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa
Passengers
14
Crew
7
Fatalities
21
Survivors
0
South African Airways Flight 201 (SA201), a de Havilland Comet 1, took off at 18:32 UTC on 8 April 1954 from Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy, en route to Cairo, Egypt, on the second stage of its flight from London, England to Johannesburg, South Africa. The flight crashed at around 19:07 UTC, killing all on board. The flight was operated as a charter by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) using the aircraft G-ALYY[1] ("Yoke Yoke"), with a South African crew of seven, and carrying fourteen passengers.
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