The worst air disaster in aviation history. Canary Islands - March 27, 1977. #history #memory

Two Boeing 747 airliners collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Five hundred and five hundred and eighty-three people died in the crash, making it the deadliest aviation disaster in history. Timeline of events: A terrorist attack occurred at Gran Canaria Airport in Las Palmas, the largest airport in the Canary Islands. Terrorists detonated a bomb in the airport's flower shop. Due to terrorist threats of a second attack, airport authorities decided to close the terminal and temporarily suspend all aircraft arrivals.