TWA Flight 891

68Fatalities

0Survivors

68On board

Accident details

What happened

TWA Flight 891, a Lockheed Starliner, crashes due to a lightning strike shortly after taking off from Milan Malpensa Airport. All 68 passengers and crew on board are killed.

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