1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash
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The 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash was the destruction of the second production Tupolev Tu-144 at Goussainville, Val-d'Oise, France, which killed all six crew members and eight people on the ground.[1][2] The crash, at the Paris Air Show on Sunday, 3 June 1973,[3] damaged the development program of the Tupolev Tu-144.[4]
Accident | |
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Date | 3 June 1973 |
Summary | Crashed after in-flight structural failure |
Site | Goussainville, Val-d'Oise 49°01′33″N 2°28′28″E |
Total fatalities | 14 |
Total injuries | 60 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-144S |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | СССР-77102 |
Flight origin | Paris–Le Bourget Airport |
Destination | Paris–Le Bourget Airport |
Occupants | 6 |
Passengers | 0 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 6 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 8 |
Ground injuries | 60 |
One theory is that a French Mirage jet sent to photograph the aircraft without the knowledge of the Soviet crew caused the pilots to take evasive maneuvers, resulting in the crash.[5] Another theory is that in a rivalry with the Anglo-French Concorde, the pilots attempted a maneuver that was beyond the capabilities of the aircraft.[5][6]