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Loganair Flight 670A crashes while attempting to make a water landing in the Firth of Forth in Scotland.
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Loganair Flight 670A
2001 cargo flight accident in Firth of Forth, Scotland
Loganair Flight 670A (LC670A) was a scheduled cargo flight for Royal Mail from Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport, Scotland to Belfast International Airport. On 27 February 2001, the Short 360 operating the flight ditched then crashed in the Firth of Forth off Edinburgh at around 17:30…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Water landing
Aircraft landing intentionally on a body of water
In aviation, a water landing is, in the broadest sense, an aircraft landing on a body of water. Seaplanes, such as floatplanes and flying boats, land on water as a normal operation. Ditching is a controlled emergency landing on the water surface in an aircraft not designed for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Firth of Forth
Estuary of Scotland's River Forth
The Firth of Forth is a firth in Scotland, an inlet of the North Sea that separates Fife to its north and Lothian to its south. Farther inland, it becomes the estuary of the River Forth and several other rivers.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Scotland
Country within the United Kingdom
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 27
Day of the year
February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 307 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)