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Pontifications: A fresh look at the world’s worst aviation accident

Nov. 19, 2018, © Leeham News: Collision on Tenerife is a new book that dissects the worst accident in aviation history, the collision between two Boeing 747s operated by Pan American World Airways and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines…. Read More

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 Posted on November 19, 2018 by Scott Hamilton

 Airlines, Boeing, Pontifications

     747, Boeing, Collision on Tenerife, Jon Ziomek, KLM, Pan Am, Tenerife Islane, World's worst aviation accident

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