EL AL plane crash 1992 - Amsterdam, NL
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This is the site of the EL AL plane crash in 1992. The tree remaining on this site was one of the few things which survived the crash and the fires. It became a haven for people looking to process their grief.
Waymark Code: WM14GH5
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 07/05/2021
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The Bijlmer disaster is the name for the air disaster that took place on Sunday evening October 4, 1992. A Boeing 747 cargo plane, flight LY-1862 of the Israeli airline El Al, crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in Amsterdam's Bijlmermeer. The disaster killed at least 43 people, including the crew of three and the plane's sole passenger.
Soon after the disaster, survivors and relatives of the disaster set up a memorial around "the tree that saw everything", a tree on the crash site that survived the crash and fire. Tea lights and photos were placed around this tree. Soon this place became an important place for people who wanted to process their grief.
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