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Divers find Swiss plane lost 34 years ago

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 23:36
Portuguese divers have found the remains of a Swiss aircraft that sank off Porto Novo, Madeira, in December 1977, BBC wrires
The Super Caravelle was making a second attempt to land at Santa Cruz Airport when it crashed into the sea after touching down on the runway.

Flight 730 left Zurich on December 18, 1977 with 52 passengers on board. After stopping in Geneva, the Super Caravelle aircraft continued to Madeira and was attempting to land at Santa Cruz Airport when it crashed into the sea.

Only 21 of the 57 people on-board the plane survived the accident.

The plane is virtually intact, even the wings are there - only the cockpit is missing,' one of the divers, Jose Marques, told Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias.

'What we found is practically a grave.'

 
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