Bombing of Cubana de Aviación Flight 455
ID | 30394 |
Description | Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 was a Cuban flight from Barbados to Jamaica that was brought down on 6 October 1976 by a terrorist bomb attack. All 73 people on board the Douglas DC-8 aircraft were killed after two time bombs went off and the plane crashed into the sea. The crash killed every member of the Cuban national fencing team. |
Location | |
Date | 1976-10-06 |
Fatalities | 73 |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubana_de_Aviaci%C3%B3n_Flight_455 |
Persons of Interest
File | Photo | Name | Case Status | Charges |
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![]() | ![]() | Bosch Avila, Orlando | Acquitted | |
![]() | ![]() | Posada Carriles, Luis |