Switzerland
Nordwestschweiz
Basel-Landschaft
Dorneck
Hochwald
Invicta Airways Flight 435 Memorial
Switzerland
Nordwestschweiz
Basel-Landschaft
Dorneck
Hochwald
Invicta Airways Flight 435 Memorial
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 71 hikers
Location: Hochwald, Dorneck, Basel-Landschaft, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland
A very beautiful memorial.Invicta International Airways Flight 435 was a charter flight from Bristol to Basel that crashed in Hochwald (Canton Solothurn) on April 10, 1973. It is the most serious aviation accident in Switzerland to date and also the most serious aviation accident involving a Vickers Vanguard 952. 108 people were killed in the crash, 37 survived because they were in the rear of the aircraft.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invicta-International-Airways-Flug_435
May 20, 2018
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