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1950 Llandow airplane disaster... Wales...
1950 Llandow airplane disaster... Wales...
Item # 724920
March 13, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 13, 1950
* Llandow air disaster w/ photos
* Avro Tudor V aircraft - airplane
* World's deadliest aviation accident at the time
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "80 KILLED IN WORLD'S WORST AIR CRASH AS PLANE DIVES NEAR A WALES AIRPORT; ONLY 3 ON FOOTBALL FANS' TRIP SURVIVE" with subheads and related photo. (see mages) Coverage continues on page 3 with two more related photos and a small map.
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
background: The March 13, 1950, edition of The New York Times serves as a grim ledger for the Llandow air disaster, which at the time shattered records as the world's deadliest civil aviation accident. The four-column headline and extensive coverage on page three underscore the global shock surrounding the crash of the Avro Tudor V, a charter flight filled with Welsh rugby fans returning from a celebratory Triple Crown victory in Ireland. The reporting captures a visceral moment in post-war history, detailing the horrific dive of the aircraft just hundreds of yards from the runway and the miraculous, yet somber, survival of only three passengers. Within the broader 36-page issue, this lead story reflects the fragile state of early mass air travel and stands as a primary historical document of a tragedy that remains deeply etched in Welsh national memory.
Category: The 20th Century
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