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The memorial day of Linate's air crash

Milan, Italy - On October 8, 2001, a crash in the runway between two aircraft caused 118 dead

Six years ago, in Milan-Linate airport, a SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) McDonnell Douglas MD-87 plane after taking off, came into collision with a Cessna Citation which had taken the wrong runway, and collided into a baggage-handling building. The MD-87 aircraft split in two parts and burst. 118 people died: 110 passengers, 4 Cessna occupants and 4 workers of the luggage warehouse. Today is the memorial...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1080413
Rome, Italy, 10/08/2007 17:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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