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Swissair Flight 330

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255: 559:, 2014) - On 21 February 1970 Swissair Flight 330 left Zürich, Switzerland, bound for Tel Aviv, Israel. A bomb exploded in the rear cargo compartment nine minutes after take-off. The crew attempted to turn the plane around and undertake an emergency landing at Zürich, but it crashed a short time later in a wooded area at Würenlingen, near Zürich. A bomb with an altimeter trigger was placed in a package mailed to an Israeli address by Palestinian extremists. All 47 persons on board (38 passengers and 9 crew) were killed. A small amount of mail was recovered from the crash and is highly prized by collectors of crash mail. 27: 583:
temporary, and several announced yesterday that they were rescinding the ban. But planes of the West German Lufthansa, the British BEA, and Swissair landed at Lydda Airport today minus their mail bags. The captain of the Swissair flight refused to take outgoing mail but agreed when informed by postal authorities that he was acting contrary to his company's instructions. Israel made strong representations to the International Postal Union yesterday against any delays in foreign mail deliveries.
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In a 2016 inquiry, the Swiss parliament found no evidence of such a deal ever being agreed upon. Fritz Blankart, who served as Swiss State Secretary in 1970, also rejected the existence of the deal. In a 2020 interview, Ruedi Berlinger, son of Swissair 330 captain Karl Berlinger, stated that he does
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A Government air inspector was flown to the scene in a helicopter. He was followed shortly afterward by a team of 50 investigators. The police said that a woman handed in a 9-mm. pistol found at the scene of the crash immediately after the disaster. Some of the wreckage, including pieces of cloth,
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No airmail from Europe arrived in Israel today despite assurances from several airlines that deliveries would continue. At least a dozen international carriers suspended mail and cargo services to Israel following last Saturday's fatal crash of a Swissair jet. The airlines said the measure was
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Sabotage was immediately suspected. A possible motive was revenge against Switzerland for three Palestinians who had been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by a Swiss court. Swiss news agencies said a splinter group of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) had claimed responsibility,
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although other media reports said the group denied involvement. The Swiss investigating judge, Robert Akeret, personally handed his 165-page report to the federal attorney-general, Hans Walder. According to this report, the bombing was committed by two members of the
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jet named "Baselland" was flying on the route with 38 passengers and nine crew members. A bomb detonated in the aft cargo compartment of the aircraft about nine minutes after take-off, during the ascent on a southerly course at approximately 12:15 UTC in the area of
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The Coronado bombing saw a change in mailing practices across the globe. In particular, mail sent or routed to Israel through the UK, Italy, and the USA was required to be sent by surface mail in the immediate future. Airmail to Israel was no longer permitted.
321:. The crew tried to turn the plane around and attempt an emergency landing at Zürich but had difficulty seeing the instruments due to smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft deviated more and more to the west and crashed a short time later in a wooded area at 723:"Final report of the Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission on the accident involving the Swissair Convair Convair 30 A CV-990 A "Coronado" HB-ICD aircraft on February 21, 1970 near Würenlingen / AG - Commission meeting April 21/22, 1972" 1597: 1021: 402:: Zurich from Swissair 330, we suspect an explosion in the aft compartment of the aircraft, everything is ok at the moment, but we request descent clearance immediately and firefighting equipment on the ground...for landing. 2035: 254: 2446: 2083: 2391: 1204: 644: 1590: 1014: 2441: 2396: 2076: 2052: 2039: 1583: 1007: 2426: 1197: 2401: 2357: 2344: 2069: 76: 1518: 2386: 1566: 1560: 1190: 895: 1051: 648: 2436: 920: 615:
not accept the parliament's findings and called on Switzerland, the United States, Israel and Germany to open their archives fully as it relates to the crash.
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journalist Marcel Gyr explored possible reasons, why none of the suspected terrorists were convicted. Gyr's thesis is that in 1970 Switzerland and the
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A black instructional marking in French was applied to any mail that survived the crash, which translated reads:
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indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest amount of Israeli casualties during the 1970s
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exploded soon after takeoff, causing the plane to crash, killing all 47 passengers and crew.
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A barometric-triggered bomb had been used. On the same day, another bomb exploded aboard an
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Correspondence is from "Coronado" that fell at Würenlingen. Zürich 58 Post Office
503:: Declaring an emergency! We have fire and smoke on board, I can't see anything! 306: 697: 2311: 2287: 2007: 1759: 987: 980: 928: 420:: Zurich Swissair 330 we have fire on board....request an immediate landing. 91: 78: 1998: 356: 326: 952: 1611: 576:
Airmail from Europe Fails to Arrive in Israel Despite Assurances It Would
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List of projectile attacks from Lebanon on Israel and the Golan Heights
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The Arab Israeli Conflict: No Service, Returned & Captured Mail
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A segment of the recording is publicly available on sites such as
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The Arab-Israeli Conflict: No Service, Returned and Captured Mail
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Massacres committed by the Palestine Liberation Organization
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Accidents and incidents involving the Convair 990 Coronado
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Schweizer Terrorjahre: Das geheime Abkommen mit der PLO,
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A bomb planted by two members of the 2427:Palestinian terrorist incidents in Switzerland 469:: Swissair 330 you're... fully off track now. 396:: Roger then make a, right turn Swissair 330. 2077: 1591: 1198: 1015: 809:. Perth: Vivid Publishing. pp. 299–306. 8: 2402:Improvised explosive device bombings in 1970 1549:Capitol International Airways Flight C2C3/26 578:from 25 February 1970 states the following: 19: 475:: Uh 330, can you give me my position now? 432:: 338(0), we have an electric problem ur... 31:HB-ICD, the aircraft involved, seen in 1969 2084: 2070: 2062: 1598: 1584: 1576: 1205: 1191: 1183: 1022: 1008: 1000: 871:"Parliament finds no evidence of PLO deal" 25: 18: 1103:Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 670:Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (2015). 60:Terrorist bombing causing loss of control 2387:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1970 426:: This is an emergency Zurich from 330. 277:) was a regularly scheduled flight from 1509:Icelandair Flugfélag Islands Flight 704 1499:Trans International Airlines Flight 863 844:– via National Library of Israel. 761:"The New York Times," February 22, 1970 636: 2282:Israeli Bangkok embassy hostage crisis 1329:Paraense Transportes Aéreos Flight 903 798: 796: 794: 792: 513:goodbye everybody, goodbye everybody! 2437:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 1970 1339:Eastern Air Lines Shuttle Flight 1320 976:«We are crashing - goodbye everybody» 894:swissinfo.ch, S. 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(2016-05-19). 7: 2211:Olympic Airways Flight 255 hijacking 1654:Olympic Airways Flight 255 hijacking 1439:Olympic Airways Flight 255 hijacking 625:Timeline of airliner bombing attacks 522:: Swissair 330, heading 080 please. 384:: Roger, what is your actual level? 1399:Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair 1052:Gauli Glacier C-53 Skytrooper crash 2407:20th-century mass murder in Europe 2241:Rome airport attacks and hijacking 1878:Zion Square ice cream shop bombing 1773:Rome airport attacks and hijacking 534:: 330, I cannot read you anymore. 192:Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport 14: 771:swissinfo.ch (21 February 2020). 743:swissinfo.ch (21 February 2020). 515:(last transmission from aircraft) 408:: Swissair 330 say again please? 258:Investigation of the crash debris 2432:Swissair accidents and incidents 2352: 2347: 2157:Zion Square refrigerator bombing 2047: 2042: 1870:Zion Square refrigerator bombing 1519:Wichita State Univ football team 1279:Aerolineas Argentinas Flight 707 1215:Aviation accidents and incidents 951: 673:Chronologies of Modern Terrorism 16:Airline bombing incident in 1970 1138:Lake Constance Cessna 425 crash 919:Hostettler, Otto (2020-02-14). 390:: 140, request reverse course. 359:. 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Würenlingen
47°32′11″N 8°14′23″E / 47.53639°N 8.23972°E / 47.53639; 8.23972
Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado
Swissair
Registration
Zurich-Kloten Airport
Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport
Kai Tak Airport
British Hong Kong


Zurich Airport
Kloten
Hong Kong
Tel Aviv
PLO
Convair CV-990 Coronado
Lucerne
St. Gotthard Pass
Würenlingen
Zürich
PLO
Austrian Airlines
Vienna
Caravelle
Frankfurt
YouTube
NZZ
PLO

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