Bobsledding - Skating - Skiing - Figure Skating

Mar. 03, 1964 - 83 die in mountain air disaster.: 75 passengers bound for a ski-ing holiday, and the crew of eight, all British, died when their Britannia aircraft of British Eagle international Airlines crashed on to the side of the Glungezer Mountain in the Austrian Alps, as it was approaching Innsbruck Airport. After the aircraft had disappeared, fog and snow held up the search, end it was several hours before the wreck was found. Photo shows. 31-year-old Hannes Gasser (left) the best mountain guide in the district, stands by waiting for news of the location of the wrecked Britannia, beside an Austrian Army vehicle

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31-year-old Airlines Approaching Crashed Disappeared Gasser Glungezer Hannes Innsbruck Ski-ing Wreck Wrecked

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