Llogara Tragedy
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| Date | 22 November 1989 |
|---|---|
| Time | 14:00 CET (bus accident) 19:00 CET (helicopter crash) |
| Location | Kudhes, Albania (bus accident) Vuno and Llogara Pass, Himara, Albania (helicopter crash) |
| Casualties | |
| 23 dead | |
The Tragedy of Llogara refers to a bus accident and helicopter crash near Himare, Albania. On 22 November 1989, a bus carrying students from the Agricultural University of Tirana fell from a ravine and crashed along the mountainous road between Himara and Vuno in Albania. As a result, Albanian authorities sent two helicopters to carry casualties back to Tirana. However, the weather conditions were deteriorating with heavy fog in the area. Despite such a setback, pilots decided to fly back to Tirana carrying the casualties, only to crash their helicopters on a mountain side near Vuno and Llogora respectively killing all people aboard.
External links
[edit]- Helicopter crash details – Aviation Safety wiki
- Tragjedia e Llogarasë, dokumenti sekret, pse u rrëzuan helikopterët – Funky Fish
- "Eye of the Sky" Memorial erected in memory of the 23 fallen in Llogara tragedy – Republic of Albania Ministry of Defense (2019)
- Piloti Mit’hat Gjini: Rrëzimi fatal i helikopterëve në vitin 1989 në Llogara! – Java News (2018)