Airplane Crash - Off Stromboli, Italy 04/08/1954
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Off Stromboli, Italy
| Date | 04/08/1954 |
| Time | 19:10 |
| Location | Off Stromboli, Italy |
| Operator | British Overseas Airways |
| Flight # | 201 |
| Route | Rome - Cairo |
| Type | de Havilland DH106 Comet 1 |
| Registration | G-ALYY |
| Cn/In | 06011 |
| Aboard | 21 |
| Fatalities | 21 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft broke up in-flight and crashed into the sea en route from Rome to Cairo. Metal fatigue due to a design flaw led to the breakup of the aircraft. Third crash with the same cause. The aircraft was nicknamed 'Yoke Yoke.' |
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