The two 747s were not the only aircraft that were asked to divert to Tenerife due to the dramatic events that were unfolding ...

It’s been more than 36 years since 270 people died in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 — the ill ... Shortly after its London takeoff, the Boeing 747 set to cross the Atlantic ...

The crash took place on the ground - not in the sky - when two 747s collided on a foggy runway on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. At midday on March 27, 1977, Pan Am Flight 1736 from ...

If that wasn't all, Pan Am wanted the aircraft to be delivered ... The second-worst tragedy involving a Boeing 747 is the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka on August 12 ...