Lot 09497

CRASHED & RECOVERED MAIL: 20.11.1974. “RETRIEVED FROM AIR CRASH ON 20 NOVEMBER 1974 AT NAIROBI” lilac cachet (in Dutch & English) applied by the Nairobi Post Office on a cover from Paphos (13.11.74) to Johannesburg. The Boeing 747 Jumbo “Hessen” of Lufthansa was flying between Frankfurt & Johannesburg. When leaving the airport of Nairobi, due to mechanical problem, it crashed & got fire on the ground. 59 people were killed. (Hellas CF40).