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Air India wreckage at the Glacier des Bossons

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Air India wreckage at the Glacier des Bossons

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Air India wreckage at the Glacier des Bossons

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    Location: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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    1. Bossons glacier – La Jonction loop from Les Moussoux

    23.7km

    11:01

    1,590m

    1,590m

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    2. Englishman's Lake and Ruins – Fausse chapel and ruins loop from Chamonix - Aiguille du Midi

    19.3km

    07:44

    970m

    970m

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    3. View of the Bossons glacier – Dard Waterfall loop from Les Pélerins

    16.8km

    07:21

    1,030m

    1,030m

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    May 11, 2022

    Several wreckage parts of two Air India aircraft from 1950 and 1966 are exhibited around the Chalet du Glacier des Bossons

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      July 26, 2023

      Fascinating story about the plane crash is visualized with authentic wreckage

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        July 20, 2025

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          Location: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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