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The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit. 'dream' or 'inspiration'; NATO reporting name : Cossack ) was a strategic airlift cargo aircraft designed and produced by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union .
A collage of some of the deadliest aircraft disasters worldwide since 2001. This article lists the deadliest aircraft accidents and incidents involving commercial passenger and cargo flights, military passenger and cargo flights, or general aviation flights that have been involved in a ground or mid-air collision.
In addition, the most ground fatalities associated with the accidental crash of an aircraft occurred on 8 January 1996, when an Antonov An-32 crashed into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in the deaths of at least 249 people on the ground. [6] [7] [8]
There are fears that the world’s largest plane by length, the Antonov AN-225, has been damaged amid intense fighting in Ukraine. Only a single aircraft was ever completed, making its first ...
The deadliest aviation disaster to have had a sole survivor was Northwest Airlines Flight 255, which crashed in Romulus, Michigan, on 16 August 1987, killing 154 of the 155 people on board the aircraft, as well as two people on the ground. The sole survivor of the crash was a 4-year-old girl named Cecelia Cichan, who was seriously injured.
December 1 – Aeroflot Flight 2174, an Antonov An-24, lost control and crashed on approach to Saratov Airport due to wing icing, killing all 57 on board. December 11 - Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking, a Korean Air Airlines YS-11 was hijacked by North Koreans in attempt to crash the plane. Out of the 51 people on board. 11 were presumed dead.
Grieving relatives set up tents in airport as they wait for news about loved ones in South Korea plane crash Steve Patterson Updated December 31, 2024 at 11:37 AM
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest airplane, was at the airport at the start of the battle. It was initially confirmed to be intact by an Antonov pilot, despite the fighting. [ 41 ] On 27 February, a Ukroboronprom press release claimed that the Mriya had been destroyed by a Russian airstrike. [ 42 ]