page_title: 1954 Swissair Convair CV-240 crash
hierarchical_section_title: 1954 Swissair Convair CV-240 crash
caption_attribution_description: English: Convair 240 HB-IRW of Swissair landing at Manchester Airport in 1954.
context_page_description: The 1954 Swissair Convair CV-240 crash occurred on 19 June 1954 when a Swissair Convair CV-240 ditched in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent, having run out of fuel. Although all on board survived the ditching of the aircraft, three people drowned, as they could not swim and there were no lifejackets carried on board the aircraft. At the time of the accident, these were not required to be carried on flights where the time over water was less than 30 minutes flying time.
context_section_description: The 1954 Swissair Convair CV-240 crash occurred on 19 June 1954 when a Swissair Convair CV-240 ditched in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent, having run out of fuel. Although all on board survived the ditching of the aircraft, three people drowned, as they could not swim and there were no lifejackets carried on board the aircraft. At the time of the accident, these were not required to be carried on flights where the time over water was less than 30 minutes flying time.
caption: Swissair Convair CV-240 HB-IRW at Manchester Airport on 13 June 1954, six days before it crashed off Folkestone.
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