| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 08, 1954 |
| Time: | 2004 |
| Location: | Off Stromboli, Italy |
| Operator: | South African Airways, leased from British Overseas Airways |
| Flight #: | 201 |
| Route: | Rome - Cairo |
| AC Type: | de Havilland DH106 Comet 1 |
| Registration: | G-ALYY |
| cn / ln: | 06011 |
| Aboard: | 21 (passengers:14 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:14 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft broke up in-flight and crashed into the sea en route from Rome to Cairo. Metal fatigue due to a design flaw led to the breakup of the aircraft. This is the second accident with the same cause. The aircraft was nicknamed "Yoke Yoke." |
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