- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 23, 1985 |
Time: | 0715 |
Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 110 miles West of Ireland |
Operator: | Air India |
Flight #: | 182 |
Route: | Montreal - London |
AC Type: | Boeing B-747-237B |
Registration: | VT-EFO |
cn / ln: | 21473/330 |
Aboard: | 329 (passengers:307 crew:22) |
Fatalities: | 329 (passengers:307 crew:22) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft broke up in flight and crashed into the ocean. Detonation of an explosive device in the forward cargo hold. Terrorist working in Vancouver, Canada, checked baggage with bombs onto two flights. One bag transferred at Toronto onto flight 182. The other would have been transferred at Tokyo onto another Air India flight, but exploded at the airport killing 2 baggage handlers. The aircraft was named " Emperor Kanishka." |
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