Ermenonville Forest

The Ermenonville Forest (French: ForĂȘt d'Ermenonville) is a state-owned forest in Oise, France.

On March 3, 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in the forest and in the commune of Fontaine-Chaalis, killing all 346 people on board.[1]

Today, a memorial to the victims of THY flight 981 stands in the forest.

References

  1. "Accident Details." Accident to Turkish Airlines DC-10 TC-JAV in the Ermenonville Forest on 3 March 1974 Final Report Archived 11 June 2011 at WebCite. French State Secretariat for Transport. 1. Retrieved on 13 February 2011.


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