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Tenerife Air Disaster CGI Remake

A computer generated reinactment of the March 27, 1977 collision of KLM and Pan Am jumbo jets, the deadliest aviation disaster in history. Send to a Friend | Permalink

Jumbo Jets Collide in Aviation's Deadliest Crash

The Tenerife airport disaster occurred on March 27, 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger aircraft collided on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife North Airport) on the Spanish island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. With a total of 583 fatalities, the crash is the deadliest accident in aviation history. Send to a Friend | Permalink

Posted by RCP Staff | Spain - Monday March 26th, 2012 | Send to a Friend

Unexploded H-Bombs Drop on Spanish Village

The Palomares Incident occurred on Jan. 17, 1966, when a B-52 bomber of the USAF Strategic Air Command collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refuelling at 31,000 feet (9,450 m) over the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Spain. Of the four Mk28 type hydrogen bombs the B-52 carried, three were found on land near the small fishing village of Palomares. Send to a Friend | Permalink

Posted by RCS Staff | Spain - Tuesday January 17th, 2012 | Send to a Friend