| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 06, 1976 |
| Time: | 1324 |
| Location: | Off Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviacion |
| Flight #: | 455 |
| Route: | Bridgetown - Kingston |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-43 |
| Registration: | CU-T1201 |
| cn / ln: | 45611/48 |
| Aboard: | 73 (passengers:48 crew:25) |
| Fatalities: | 73 (passengers:48 crew:25) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Ten minutes after taking off from Barbados the aircraft reported an explosion aboard. The plane was seen below the overcast trailing smoke. The aircraft crashed into the Caribbean sea. Detonation of an explosive device in the aft of the cabin which initiated an uncontrollable fire which led to the incapacitation of the crew. |
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