Airplane Crash - Off Folkestone, England 06/19/1954
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Off Folkestone, England
| Date | 06/19/1954 |
| Location | Off Folkestone, England |
| Operator | Swissair |
| Route | Geneva - London |
| Type | Convair CV-240-4 |
| Registration | HB-IRW |
| Cn/In | 61 |
| Aboard | 9 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The plane ditched into the AtlantiOcean after running out of fuel. Three non-swimming passengers drowned due to lack of lifesaving equipment aboard. Negligence of the crew in not monitoring the fuel situation as the flight progressed. |
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