On this day in 1965 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight 705, a four engine Boeing 720, crashed on approach to Cairo International Airport. The crash resulted in the deaths of all 13 crew members and 108 passengers. Six passengers survived. Twenty-two journalists were among the fatalities. PIA was formed in 1947 and experienced a series of fatal and non-fatal crashes during it's period of operation including two in 1948, one in 1949, and then this accident in 1965. This accident is said to be the worst accident involving a B.720 aircraft in its operating history. The B.720 was developed an outgrowth of the B.707 as a narrow body short- to medium range aircraft.
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Boeing 720 Narrow Body Short- to Medium Range Aircraft Circa 1970 Source: http://goo.gl/iPLBd
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Yet another disaster to which I was previously unaware... remind me to never fly Paki Air.
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