Beef Island Airport
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  • On 6 May 1993, Shorts 330-200 of Air BVI
    Air BVI
    Air BVI was an airline which operated in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally founded in 1971 with. In 1975 it significantly added capacity to its fleet with the introduction of two DC-3s. Air BVI flew almost exclusively between Tortola and San Juan, providing a link to major carriers...

     overran the runway and landed in the sea after aborting on takeoff. It was a passenger flight, and all passengers and crew survived. The airframe was beyond economic repair, and was sunk as a scuba diving
    Scuba diving
    Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....

     site off Great Dog Island
    Great Dog Island
    Great Dog Island is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located in a smaller sub-group of islands referred to as the Dog Islands, or more commonly, "The Dogs"...

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  • On 5 April 1971, Douglas C-47A N57372 of Vinair was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Beef Island Airport. The aircraft was operating an international cargo flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

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External links

  • http://www.bviaa.com/
  • http://www.wordtravels.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=101
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