The 1970 Dan-Air de Havilland Comet crash occurred on Friday, 3 July 1970 when a de Havilland DH 106 Comet series 4 jet aircraft operated by Dan Air Services Limited crashed into the wooded slopes of the Serralada del Montseny near Arbúcies (Girona) in Catalonia in northern Spain. The flight was on a non-scheduled international passenger service from Manchester to Barcelona. British tour operator Clarksons Holidays had contracted the aircraft to carry a group of holidaymakers who had booked an all-inclusive package holiday with it. The crash resulted in the aircrafts destruction and the deaths of all 112 on board. It was the deadliest aviation accident in 1970, and remains the worldwide deadliest involving a de Havilland Comet. This was Dan-Airs first fatal accident killing fare-paying passengers. News of the first major accident in the companys eighteenth year of existence came just two days after British tour operator Global Holidays had awarded it a four-year, £2.5 million contract for all Global charter flights from Birmingham, starting in April 1971. Many people from the Burnley - Padiham area perished. They had saved up all year to purchase their own deaths. youtu.be/AfWed2-O7Lw
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