Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)

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21st June 2016 45 mins Season 16 Episode 3

On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife-North Airport) in the Canary Islands. KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 collide on the runway in thick fog during the KLM aircraft's attempt to take off, killing 583 people.

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