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HB-IWF
Vaud |
1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 C/N 48448Discuss this aircraft in community |
by Matthias Van Duysen
by kenvidkid @ LSZH
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell Douglas |
| Model: | MD-11 Search all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 |
| Year built: | 1991 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 48448 |
| Line Number (L/N): | 465 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 240 |
| Number of Engines: | 3 |
| Engine Type: | Turbofan |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4462 |
| Registration Number: | HB-IWF |
| Alternative Code/Name: | Vaud |
| Current Status: | Written Off |
| Delivery Date: | 1991-08-05 |
| Registration Cancel Date: | 1998-09-02 |
| Owner: | Swissair |
| Address: | , Switzerland |
| Peter Nicholson, 2012-02-01 17:48:08 | |
| On September 2, 1998 this MD-11 operating as Swissair Flight 111 from New York to Geneva crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during an emergency approach to Halifax, Nova Scotia. All 229 men, women and children on board were killed and two memorials to the victims were later established by the government of Nova Scotia. | |