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Swiss Air Flight 111

HB-IWF - the aircraft involved in Swiss Air Flight 111 accident, as seen at Zurich Airport in July 1998, just two months before the crash

Accident summary

Date	2 September 1998
Type :	in-flight fire
Location :	Atlantic Ocean
Passengers :	215
Crew :	14
Fatalities :	229 (all)
Survivors :	0
Aircraft involved :	MD11
Operator :	(Swissair))
Aircraft registration :	HB-IWF
Flight origin :	John F.Kennedy International Airport
Destination :	Geneva International Airport

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