Martinair Flight 495 · Faro Airport

On December 21, 1992, Martinair Flight 495 (Faro Airport). 56 people died.

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Date
December 21, 1992
Place
Faro Airport
Operator
Martinair
Killed
56
Injured
106
Position
37.013°N, 7.965°W
Wikidata ID
Q3153850

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Martinair Flight 495 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operated by Dutch airline Martinair that crash-landed in severe weather conditions at Faro Airport, Portugal on 21 December 1992. The aircraft carried 13 crew members and 327 passengers, mainly holidaymakers from the Netherlands. The crash killed 54 passengers and 2 crew members; 106 of the other occupants were badly injured.

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