Category: Memories

  • Video: Air crash in Hochwald kills 108 people 50 years ago

    Video: Air crash in Hochwald kills 108 people 50 years ago

    Video: Air crash in Hochwald kills 108 people 50 years agoThe plane crash in Hochwald in the canton of Solothurn is still the largest aviation accident on Swiss soil. Hansruedi Vögtli was fire chief in Hochwald 50 years ago.

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  • Swiss Air Crash Site Memorial

    Swiss Air Crash Site Memorial

    Memorial for the British victims of the crash of the Invicta International Airways flight 435 10th April 1973 near Hochwald; Solothurn, Switzerland.

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  • Willi Vögtli experienced the worst early on in a plane crash

    Willi Vögtli experienced the worst early on in a plane crash

    Media story on Swiss Website click to read Willi Vögtli experienced the worst early on in a plane crash Willi Vögtli, a doctor from Solothurn, was one of the first responders to the worst plane crash in Switzerland. On 10 April 1973, 40 years ago, a British charter plane crashed in Hochwald. The result: 108…

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