On this day - 31 July
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Flight 311 crash
On Friday 31st July 1992 Thai Airways Flight 311 was approaching Kathmandu to land at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal. The aircraft crashed into a mountain 37 kilometers/23 miles north of Kathmandu. All 113 passengers and crew aboard the craft were killed. The flight was an Airbus A310 and this was the first fatal accident involving this type of craft.
59 days after the Flight 311 disaster, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 crashed, also while approaching Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. This was the worst crash ever to occur in Nepal and all 167 people aboard the flight were killed.
Want to read more about this event and numerous other events from history? A subscription allows you unlimited access to continue reading and to view pages in greater detail. Log in and look at our online shop for prices.
Check back every day to see a different event from history highlighted.