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British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6

1964 in AustriaAccidents and incidents involving the Bristol BritanniaAirliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot errorAirliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrainAviation accidents and incidents in 1964
Aviation accidents and incidents in AustriaEngvarB from July 2014February 1964 events in Europe
G AOVT 2 Britannia 312 British Eagle 2 LPL 01JAN64 (5662360601)
G AOVT 2 Britannia 312 British Eagle 2 LPL 01JAN64 (5662360601)

On Saturday, 29 February 1964, British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6 crashed into the Glungezer mountain near Innsbruck, Austria. The aircraft, a Bristol Britannia registered G-AOVO, had taken off from London Heathrow Airport, England, destined for Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport in Austria. All 75 passengers and 8 crew died in the crash.

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British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6
Glungezer Klettersteig,

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N 47.2086 ° E 11.5281 °
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Glungezer Gipfelkreuz

Glungezer Klettersteig
6075
Tyrol, Austria
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G AOVT 2 Britannia 312 British Eagle 2 LPL 01JAN64 (5662360601)
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