1952 Aer Lingus C-47 accident

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1952 Aer Lingus C-47 accident
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A Aer Lingus Dakota similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date10 January 1952
SummaryLoss of control after being hit by a mountain wave
Site, Near Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia, Wales
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota 3
Aircraft nameSaint Kevin
OperatorAer Lingus
RegistrationEI-AFL
Flight originRAF Northolt, London, United Kingdom
DestinationDublin Airport, Republic of Ireland
Passengers20
Crew3
Fatalities23
A memorial at the site of the January 1952 crash.

The 1952 Aer Lingus C-47 accident occurred on 10 January 1952, in Wales. The C-47 operated by Aer Lingus was en-route from London to Dublin when the aircraft suddenly went into a dive & crashed near Llyn Gwynant. All Twenty passengers & Three crew died in the crash. It was determined that the aircraft had flewn into a mountain wave triggered by Snowdon resulting in loss of control. To date the accident is the second deadliest commercial airliner crash in Wales, was first fatal accident of Aer Lingus, the second deadliest crash involving Aer Lingus. [1] [2] [3]


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