Accidents / Disasters / Fires / Floods / Tragedies

Aug. 08, 1963 - Air plane crashes near Lyon; Fifteen deads; A Viscount Air inter plane from Lille en route to Nice crashed near Lyon at Saint Andre Decorey (Ain). The plane after hurtin a farm exploded. Eleven passengers and a crew of four died. Thunderbolt is supposed to be the cause of the accident. Photo Shows The scattered wrecks of the crashed plane. (Credit Image: © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)