AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: The Crash of Swissair Flight 111

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: The Crash of Swissair Flight 111 On 2 September 1998, Swissair Flight SR 111 departed New York, on a scheduled flight to Geneva, Switzerland, with 215 passengers and 14 crew members on board. About 53 minutes after departure, the flight crew smelled an abnormal odour in the cockpit. They decided to divert to the Halifax International Airport. They were unaware that a fire was spreading above the ceiling in the front area of the aircraft. They would never make it to Halifax, 20 minutes after the first detection of smoke in the cabin the aircraft crashed in the North Atlantic near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. There were no survivors, 229 people died in the incident. Autor: Hans Griffioen Wydawnictwo: Lulu Enterprises, UK Ltd Rok wydania: 2009 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 392 Wymiary: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9781409283522