Tripoli memorial - Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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Memorial for the Tripoli plane crash disaster of 2010 at the Noorderveld cemetery Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WM1960J
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Date Posted: 12/03/2023
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About the monument
This monument was created for and by relatives of the air disaster. The monument gives all relatives a central place for recognition, commemoration and being together.
Through various commemorations and other gatherings, the relatives developed a bond with each other and the symbols used during the gatherings. These have been reflected in the monument:
-the globe: which symbolizes the origins of the various victims and where they were traveling to.
-the plateau with the names of all victims: both passengers and crew members. The travel groups are very close together: families, friends and partners.
-a bench in front of the monument: to meet and commemorate, alone or in a group.
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About the plane crash
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 was a scheduled international Afriqiyah Airways passenger flight that crashed on 12 May 2010 at about 06:01 local time (04:01 UTC) on approach to Tripoli International Airport, about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft; 1,300 yd) short of the runway. Of the 104 passengers and crew on board, 103 were killed. The sole survivor was a 9-year-old Dutch boy. The crash of Flight 771 was the third hull-loss of an Airbus A330 involving fatalities, occurring eleven months after the crash of Air France Flight.
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