Hurum air disaster
The Hurum air disaster was an Aero Holland plane crash in Hurum southwest of Oslo, Norway when a Douglas DC-3 which was carrying Jewish children from Tunisia who were to transit through Norway while immigrating to Israel crashed as it was approaching Fornebu Airport on 20 November 1949, killing 34 people, including 27 children.
The aircraft involved in the crash pictured on 2 April 1948 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 November 1949 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain in heavy fog |
| Site | Hurum, Norway 59.6200447°N 10.5724422°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 (C-47A-25-DK) |
| Operator | Aero Holland |
| Registration | PH-TFA |
| Passengers | 31 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 34 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
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