The Martinair crash on December 4, 1974, over Sri Lanka, stands as one of the gravest aviation tragedies in the nation’s history. The disaster involved a DC-8 aircraft from the Dutch airline Martinair, and it claimed the lives of all 191 passengers and crew on board. The flight, a chartered service transporting Indonesian Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, ended in disaster during its attempt to land at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport.
By: Dr. Ruwantissa Abeyratne
