World's worst airplane disaster

[Mike]

About the world's worst airplane disaster at Los Rodeos airport in the
Canary Islands on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two jumbo jets (KLM Boeing 747
PH-BUF and Pan American Boeing 747, N736PA) collided on the runway
after KLM's most senior pilot Captain Jacob van Zanten commenced
takeoff without proper clearance from air traffic control. Fog,
confusing radio communication, Captain van Zanten's impatience to get
airborne (and get home before he exceeded his duty time) contributed
to 583 deaths.

I looked at http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-pa1736.shtml

What was the role of the U.S. government and the U.S. European Command
too in the recovery and investigation efforts?

Thanks
Mike

[L'acrobat]

"Mike" > wrote in message
om...
> About the world's worst airplane disaster at Los Rodeos airport in the
> Canary Islands on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two jumbo jets (KLM Boeing 747
> PH-BUF and Pan American Boeing 747, N736PA) collided on the runway
> after KLM's most senior pilot Captain Jacob van Zanten commenced
> takeoff without proper clearance from air traffic control. Fog,
> confusing radio communication, Captain van Zanten's impatience to get
> airborne (and get home before he exceeded his duty time) contributed
> to 583 deaths.

You don't think that 9/11 rather trumps this as the worlds worst airplane
disaster?

[Marc Reeve]

L'acrobat > wrote:
> "Mike" > wrote in message
> om...
> > About the world's worst airplane disaster at Los Rodeos airport in the
> > Canary Islands on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two jumbo jets (KLM Boeing 747
> > PH-BUF and Pan American Boeing 747, N736PA) collided on the runway
> > after KLM's most senior pilot Captain Jacob van Zanten commenced
> > takeoff without proper clearance from air traffic control. Fog,
> > confusing radio communication, Captain van Zanten's impatience to get
> > airborne (and get home before he exceeded his duty time) contributed
> > to 583 deaths.
>
> You don't think that 9/11 rather trumps this as the worlds worst airplane
> disaster?

World's worst pure airplane disaster?

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[John Keeney]

"L'acrobat" > wrote in message
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>
> "Mike" > wrote in message
> om...
> > About the world's worst airplane disaster at Los Rodeos airport in the
> > Canary Islands on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two jumbo jets (KLM Boeing 747
> > PH-BUF and Pan American Boeing 747, N736PA) collided on the runway
> > after KLM's most senior pilot Captain Jacob van Zanten commenced
> > takeoff without proper clearance from air traffic control. Fog,
> > confusing radio communication, Captain van Zanten's impatience to get
> > airborne (and get home before he exceeded his duty time) contributed
> > to 583 deaths.
>
> You don't think that 9/11 rather trumps this as the worlds worst airplane
> disaster?

Different class of animal all together: an aircraft accident vs an attack
using aircraft. If not, I suggest certain events in 1945 must surely
trump 9/11 as well.

[L'acrobat]

"John Keeney" > wrote in message
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>
> "L'acrobat" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Mike" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > About the world's worst airplane disaster at Los Rodeos airport in the
> > > Canary Islands on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two jumbo jets (KLM Boeing 747
> > > PH-BUF and Pan American Boeing 747, N736PA) collided on the runway
> > > after KLM's most senior pilot Captain Jacob van Zanten commenced
> > > takeoff without proper clearance from air traffic control. Fog,
> > > confusing radio communication, Captain van Zanten's impatience to get
> > > airborne (and get home before he exceeded his duty time) contributed
> > > to 583 deaths.
> >
> > You don't think that 9/11 rather trumps this as the worlds worst
airplane
> > disaster?
>
> Different class of animal all together: an aircraft accident vs an attack
> using aircraft. If not, I suggest certain events in 1945 must surely
> trump 9/11 as well.

"Worlds worst airplane disaster" is what he asked about, not accident.

Disaster = a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or
destruction; broadly : a sudden or great misfortune or failure.

[phil hunt]

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 04:57:36 -0500, John Keeney > wrote:
>
>"L'acrobat" > wrote in message
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>>
>> "Mike" > wrote in message
>> om...
>> > About the world's worst airplane disaster at Los Rodeos airport in the
>> > Canary Islands on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two jumbo jets (KLM Boeing 747
>> > PH-BUF and Pan American Boeing 747, N736PA) collided on the runway
>> > after KLM's most senior pilot Captain Jacob van Zanten commenced
>> > takeoff without proper clearance from air traffic control. Fog,
>> > confusing radio communication, Captain van Zanten's impatience to get
>> > airborne (and get home before he exceeded his duty time) contributed
>> > to 583 deaths.
>>
>> You don't think that 9/11 rather trumps this as the worlds worst airplane
>> disaster?
>
>Different class of animal all together: an aircraft accident vs an attack
>using aircraft. If not, I suggest certain events in 1945 must surely
>trump 9/11 as well.

Certainly, if you're attempting to find the event involving aircraft
which had the most casualties.

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