10 Planes That Disappeared Without A Trace
After centuries of modern technology development and scientific evolution, to this day the sky still
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New York City Mid-air Collision – December 16, 1960
A United Airlines DC8 and a Trans World Airlines Super Constellation collided over New York
Titanic Iceberg Tragedy – April 15, 1912
The unsinkable Titanic was suddenly sunk as it collided with an iceberg. Through a variety
The Sinking of the Estonia – 1994
On September 27 1994 the ferry Estonia set sail on a night voyage across the
The Marchioness Disaster – 1989
Many people living in Great Britain still remember learning of the appalling disaster that befell
Ufa Train Explosion – 1989
As Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev struggled to push through his radical reform program while at
Iran Air Flight 655 Shoot Down – 1988
In 1980, shortly after Ayatollah Khomeini had seized power and declared Iran an Islamic Republic,
Dona Paz Ferry Collision – 1987
Sea ferries are integral to the transport network linking the hundreds of islands which make
Herald of Free Enterprise Ferry Disaster – 1987
When the Townsend Thoresen car ferry Herald of Free Enterprise left the Belgian port of
Mount Osutaka Air Crash – 1985
A routine domestic flight from Tokyo to Osaka ended in the world’s worst accident involving
Bihar Train Accident – 1981
One of the positive legacies bequeathed to India by the Raj (as the British rule
Sinking of the Derbyshire – 1980
The Liverpool-registered merchant ship MV Derbyshire was a state-of-the-art bulk carrier when she was launched
Flight 191 Crash – 1979
The worst airline disaster on American soil took place in May 1979 at Chicago’s O’Hare
Los Alfaques Disaster – 1978
The small Mediterranean resort of Sant Carles de la Rapita in southern Catalonia has long
Tenerife Aircraft Collision – 1977
The holiday island of Tenerife was the scene of the world’s worst aviation disaster in
Granville Train Disaster – 1977
It was a morning much like any Tuesday in New South Wales – until disaster
Moorgate Tube Crash – 1975
The London Underground system – not altogether affectionately known as ‘The Tube’ – had seen
Japanese Air Crashes – 1966
It’s said that bad luck always comes in threes, and so it proved in 1966
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The Story Behind The U2 Spy Plane And All Its Consequences – May, 1, 1960
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Tragedy On The Matterhorn – 1865
The conquest of the last great Alpine peak in 1865 should have been a triumph,
Northern California Offshore Earthquake – June 15, 2005
This earthquake, magnitude 7.2, was a rare event for anywhere in California. It was caused
