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Swissair Flight 306
1963 aviation accident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swissair Flight 306, a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III, named Schaffhausen, was a scheduled international flight from Zürich to Rome, via Geneva. It crashed near Dürrenäsch, Aargau, on 4 September 1963, shortly after take-off, killing all 80 people on board.[1]
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![]() Crash site of SR 306 near Dürrenäsch | |
Accident | |
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Date | 4 September 1963 |
Summary | In-flight fire leading to hydraulic failure and loss of control |
Site | Near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland 47°19′29″N 8°09′33″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III |
Aircraft name | Schaffhausen |
Operator | Swissair |
Registration | HB-ICV |
Flight origin | Zurich Airport |
Stopover | Geneva International Airport |
Destination | Fiumicino Airport |
Passengers | 74 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 80 |
Survivors | 0 |
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