approx crash site of bombed Cubana 455 in 1976

Barbados / Saint Michael / Bridgetown /
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(excerpt/paraphrased) On October 6th, 1976, Cubana Flight 455 took off from Bridgetown, Barbados airport, runway 09, bound for Jamaica. Nine minutes later, due to explosion(s) in the fuselage, the crew was attempting to return to the airport. The DC-8 crashed offshore, 5 miles (8 km) west of Bridgetown, killing all 73 souls aboard.
from, aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19761006-0
(see Wikipedia entry at link below)
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Coordinates:   13°6'33"N   59°42'30"W
This article was last modified 15 years ago