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97-619: Irish Mist was the first liqueur to be produced in Ireland when commercial production began in 1947 at Tullamore , County Offaly. Tullamore is the hometown of the Williams family who were the original owners of Irish Mist. The company history goes back to 1829 when the Tullamore Distillery was founded to produce Irish whiskey. In the mid-1940s Desmond E. Williams began the search for an alternative yet related product, eventually deciding to produce

194-555: A Boeing 747 , and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, operated by a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 , collided mid-air over the town of Charkhi Dadri , near Delhi , India. The collision was mainly the result of the Kazakh pilot flying lower than the assigned clearance altitude. All 349 occupants on-board the two aircraft died. It remains the world's deadliest mid-air collision without survivors. The Ramesh Chandra Lahoti Commission, empowered to study

291-409: A Boeing 747-237B en route from Toronto and Montreal to London and Delhi , crashed off the southwest coast of Ireland when a bomb exploded in the cargo hold. All 307 passengers and 22 crew members died. One passenger had checked in as "M. Singh". Singh did not board the flight. However his suitcase, containing the bomb, was loaded onto the aircraft. "M. Singh" was never identified or captured. It

388-697: A Boeing 747-237B , Air India Flight 855 , crashed into the Arabian Sea just off the coast of Bombay , India, killing all 213 occupants on board. An investigation concluded that the captain became disoriented after the failure of one of the flight instruments in the cockpit, leading to "irrational control inputs" that caused the plane to crash. 202: On February 16, 1998, an Airbus A300B4-622R , China Airlines Flight 676 , en route from Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali , Indonesia , to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taoyuan International Airport ), Taiwan , crashed into

485-416: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 , crashed in a forest northeast of Paris , France. The London-bound aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Orly airport; all 346 people aboard died. It was later determined that the cargo door detached, which caused an explosive decompression; this caused the floor just above to collapse. The collapsed floor severed the control cables, which left the pilots without control of

582-505: A hot air balloon resulted in a fire that burned down as many as 130 homes, giving the town the distinction of being the location of the world's first known aviation disaster . To this day, the town shield depicts a phoenix rising from the ashes. The event is yearly commemorated by the Phoenix festival which celebrates Tullamore's resurrection from the ashes following the accident. The Grand Canal linked Tullamore to Dublin in 1798. During

679-557: A new distillery was established by Michael Molloy, on the site of one of the old distilleries in 1829. When Molloy died, the distillery first passed to his brother Anthony, before eventually making its way into the hands of his nephew, Bernard Daly. When Daly died, his son, Captain Bernard Daly took ownership of the business. With an estate in Terenure, Captain Daly left the day-to-day running of

776-472: A Church of Ireland school, a Gaelscoil and an Educate Together school. There are three secondary schools in the town; Tullamore College, a coeducational, multidenominational vocational school, the Sacred Heart School, a Catholic all-girls school and Coláiste Choilm, a Catholic all-boys school. Notable current and former residents of Tullamore include: Aviation disaster An aviation accident

873-413: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, crashed shortly after lifting off the runway at Chicago O'Hare Airport after the number one (left) engine and pylon separated from the wing. This broke hydraulic lines, causing leading edge lift devices to retract on that side of the aircraft and resulted in asymmetrical lift and loss of control. The accident was attributed to improper maintenance procedures. The crash resulted in

970-584: A blend of whiskey, herbs and honey, using a recipe alleged to have disappeared in the late 17th century and to have been rediscovered in a manuscript 250 years later. Williams also capitalised on the Irish coffee concept, and promoted blended whiskeys along with Tullamore Dew. The Tullamore Phoenix Festival was an annual celebration of art, culture and heritage first held in August between 2000 and 2007. Festival events included hot air balloons, concerts, street entertainment,

1067-403: A capacity of 20,000 following an upgrade in 2006. The ground consists of a covered stand on one side of the pitch, with terracing on the other three. A stand was built in 1991 but replaced by the current structure in 2006. It seats 7,000 people and also includes a press box and a special section for wheelchair users. Association football (soccer) is represented by Tullamore Town F.C. This club

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1164-468: A collective incident is the 2,996 fatalities in the coordinated terrorist destruction of airplanes and occupied buildings in the 2001 September 11 attacks , the first plane to be hijacked and crashed as part of the attack, American Airlines Flight 11 , was alone responsible for an estimated 1,700 fatalities in total, making it the single deadliest aviation disaster in history. 2,996: The deadliest aviation-related disaster regarding fatalities both on board

1261-581: A crash. The crew performed an emergency landing at Riyadh after a fire broke out in an aft baggage compartment. The fire burned through the ceiling of the compartment and into the passenger cabin. While the crew managed to land the aircraft safely, the captain did not stop immediately and order an evacuation. He taxied off the runway instead, by which time everyone in the cabin had become unconscious due to fumes and were unable to open any doors or evacuate. All 301 passengers and crew aboard died of suffocation before rescue ground crews could open any door, after which

1358-534: A liqueur based on the ancient beverage known as heather wine . In 1985 the Cantrell & Cochrane Group purchased the Irish Mist Liqueur Company from the Williams family. In the summer of 2010 Irish Mist and the entire spirit division of C&C was bought by William Grant of Scotland. In September 2010 they in turn sold Irish Mist to Gruppo Campari. In 2017, the brand was sold to Heaven Hill. Irish Mist

1455-461: A mansion house c.1641 in what is now the Charleville demesne . Charles Moore, Lord Tullamore, grandson of Thomas, eventually regained possession of the estate and when he died in 1674 it went via his sister to Charles William Bury. Charles William was later (1806) created the 1st Earl of Charleville in a second creation of the title. On 10 May 1785, the town was seriously damaged when the crash of

1552-452: A minimum safe altitude. 227: On January 8, 1996, an Antonov An-32B aircraft with six crew members on board overshot the runway at N'Dolo Airport , Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of Congo , and plowed into a market place. Four on board survived but 225 people on the ground were killed and an estimated 500 were injured (estimated 253 seriously injured). It is the crash with the most non-passenger ground fatalities (not including 9/11 ). It

1649-630: A network of 26 general stores. Following this period, Prohibition in the United States , an economic war with Britain in the 1930s, and World War II all harmed the industry. Tullamore was one of many Irish distilleries affected by a general decline in Irish whiskey sales worldwide. After World War II, Desmond Williams, grandson of Daniel E. Williams, used modern marketing techniques to re-establish Irish whiskey in world markets. In 1947, Desmond Williams also developed Irish Mist , an Irish liqueur made from

1746-569: A new distillery near Tullamore, bringing whiskey production back to the town. In the Middle Ages , Tullamore was within the Gaelic territory of Firceall ruled by the O'Molloy clan. Firceall was part of the Kingdom of Meath . The Tullamore area was part of the first English plantations in Ireland during the 1550s when land was confiscated from the native Irish and colonized with English settlers. Firceall

1843-626: A parade, and fireworks. The Queen of the Land Festival takes place in Tullamore each year on the second weekend in November. Primarily a personality contest, it seeks to find the best examples of a modern Irish woman. It is organised by Offaly Macra Na Feirme. Each year about 25 girls between the age of 17 and 35 compete to be crowned Queen of the Land. The festival provides a host of entertainment throughout

1940-584: A passenger-distance calculation, air travel is the safest form of transportation available: Figures mentioned are the ones shared by the air industry when quoting air safety statistics. A typical statement, e.g., by the BBC: "UK airline operations are among the safest anywhere. When compared against all other modes of transport on a fatality per mile basis, air transport is the safest – six times safer than travelling by car and twice as safe as rail." When measured by fatalities per person transported, however, buses are

2037-633: A private house known as Acres Hall. As the county town of Offaly, many government services are located here such as the headquarters of Offaly County Council , the Midlands Regional Hospital and HSE services. Government departments located in the town include the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Education . Tullamore has traditionally been an important industrial, retail and services centre for County Offaly. When

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2134-635: A public house since the early 1800s. In the early 1900s it was bought by the Williams Group, founders of the D.E. Williams Distillery, and run as a public bar and grocery, along with many other outlets in the Irish Midlands , from which they sold their growing whiskey brand "Tullamore Dew". It has been in the Lynch Family since 1971. The national Fleadh Cheoil was held in Tullamore for the very first time in August 2007. It returned in 2008 and returned for

2231-450: A road and residential neighborhood in Taoyuan, Taiwan , killing 182 passengers, 14 crew, and six people on the ground. An investigation determined that when the control tower ordered the pilot to abort his landing and "go around" for a second attempt, the pilot, who had unintentionally released the plane's autopilot, did nothing to take control of the plane for 11 seconds as he apparently thought

2328-523: A series of events that led the USS Vincennes crew to believe that the airliner was an Iranian Air Force F-14 . 275: On February 19, 2003, an Iranian military Ilyushin Il-76 crashed in mountainous terrain near Kerman in Iran . The official report says bad weather brought the aircraft down; high winds and fog were present at the time of the crash. 273: On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 ,

2425-583: A small airport not well equipped to handle aircraft of such size, and dense fog. The KLM flight crew could not see the Pan Am aircraft on the runway until immediately before the collision. The accident had a lasting influence on the industry, particularly in the area of communication. An increased emphasis was placed on using standardized phraseology in air traffic control (ATC) communication by both controllers and pilots alike. " Cockpit Resource Management " has also been incorporated into flight crew training. The captain

2522-490: A stopover at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok , Thailand , was en route to Vienna International Airport , Vienna , Austria , when the accident occurred. 217: On October 31, 1999, a Boeing 767-366ER , EgyptAir Flight 990 , flying from Los Angeles International Airport , United States , to Cairo International Airport , Egypt , with a stop at John F. Kennedy International Airport , New York City , crashed into

2619-597: A taxiing Pan Am 747 at Los Rodeos Airport on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain. All 234 passengers and 14 crew of the KLM aircraft died and 335 of the 396 passengers and crew of the Pan Am aircraft died. Pilot error was the primary cause, as the KLM captain began his takeoff run in the mistaken belief he had obtained air traffic control clearance. Other contributing factors were a terrorist incident at Gran Canaria Airport that had caused many flights to be diverted to Los Rodeos,

2716-411: A website on aircraft safety, all of which claim that there is no "safest" seat. The study examined 20 crashes, not taking into account the developments in safety after those accidents. However, a flight data recorder is usually mounted in the aircraft's empennage (tail section) where it is more likely to survive a severe crash. Between 1983 and 2000, the survival rate for people in U.S. plane crashes

2813-452: Is an event during aircraft operation that causes serious injury, death, or destruction. An aviation incident is any operating event that compromises safety but does not progress to an aviation accident. Preventing accidents and incidents is the main goal of aviation safety . One of the earliest recorded aviation accidents occurred on 10th May 1785, when a hot air balloon crashed in the town of Tullamore , County Offaly , Ireland. The town

2910-518: Is botanically an important survivor of primeval stock. The park was the location of the annual Tullamore Agricultural Show. However following the cancellation of the show for two consecutive years due to heavy rainfall the event was moved to a new location with improved drainage in the Blue Ball area, south of the town. Tullamore is used as a base for the Slieve Bloom Mountains to the south of

3007-481: Is no longer considered infallible, and combined crew input is encouraged during aircraft operations. 520: The crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 on August 12, 1985, has the highest number of fatalities for any single-aircraft accident: 520 people died aboard a Boeing 747 . The aircraft suffered an explosive decompression from an incorrectly repaired aft pressure bulkhead , which failed in mid-flight, destroying most of its vertical stabilizer and severing all of

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3104-622: Is served by trains on the Dublin-Galway and Dublin-Westport/Ballina inter-city routes. In association with the County Westmeath urban centres, Athlone and Mullingar , Tullamore forms part of what is known as the Midlands Gateway . Tullamore lies on the N52 national secondary road . This connects to Birr in the southwest of the county and continues towards Mullingar which is located to

3201-695: Is the county town of County Offaly in Ireland . It is on the Grand Canal , in the middle of the county, and is the fourth most populous town in the Midlands Region , with 15,598 inhabitants at the 2022 census . The town retained Gold Medal status in the National Tidy Town Awards in 2015 and also played host to the World Sheep Dog Trials in 2005, which attracted international interest in

3298-760: Is the deadliest aviation accident involving a DC-8, the largest aviation disaster involving a Canadian-registered aircraft and the second-worst accident in Saudi Arabia (after Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 163 - see above). 257: On April 11, 2018, an Algerian Air Force transport aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Boufarik Airport , killing all 257 occupants on board the Ilyushin Il-76 . 257: On November 28, 1979, Air New Zealand Flight 901 , an Antarctic sightseeing flight, collided with Mount Erebus on Ross Island , Antarctica, killing all 257 occupants on board. The flight crew had not been informed that

3395-466: Is typically served straight up or on ice, but also goes with coffee, vodka, or cranberry juice. Per the makers, Irish Mist's most popular recipe is Irish Mist with Cola and Lime. A Rusty Mist is an ounce of Irish Mist with an ounce of Drambuie Scotch whisky liqueur. A Black Nail is made from equal parts Irish Mist and Irish whiskey. Tullamore Tullamore ( / ˈ t ʊ l ə ˌ m ɔːr / ; Irish : Tulach Mhór , meaning 'great mound')

3492-619: Is usually known as the 1996 Air Africa crash . 225: On May 25, 2002, a Boeing 747-209B , China Airlines Flight 611 , bound for Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong , disintegrated in mid-air and crashed into the Taiwan Strait 20 minutes after takeoff from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport ) in Taiwan . It was determined that the crash, which killed all 206 passengers and 19 crew members aboard

3589-675: The Airbus A300B4-622R 's First Officer inadvertently pressed the takeoff/go-around button , which raises the throttle position to the same as that for take offs and go-arounds. The action and the two pilots' reaction resulted in a crash that killed 264 (15 crew and 249 passengers) of the 271 people aboard. 261: On July 11, 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 , a Douglas DC-8-61 aircraft operated by Nationair Canada , crashed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after two tires ignited upon takeoff, leading to an in-flight fire. All 261 occupants were killed. It

3686-625: The Atlantic Ocean near Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada , killing all 229 people aboard. After a lengthy investigation, an official report stated that flammable material used in the aircraft's structure, specifically the Personal TV Systems recently installed in the Business Class Cabin, allowed a fire to spread, resulting in a loss of control. 228: On June 1, 2009, an Airbus A330-203 , Air France Flight 447 , carrying 228 occupant,

3783-482: The Atlantic Ocean south of Nantucket Island , Massachusetts , killing all 217 occupants onboards. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the crash was deliberate action by the relief first officer in response to his removal from international service within Egyptair , a finding disputed by Egyptian authorities who maintain another cause of the accident. 213: On January 1, 1978,

3880-472: The Grand Canal opened in the late 18th century, it offered increased connectivity to the town and offered an increased market for goods produced in the area. Tullamore Dew , a brand of Irish Whiskey was first distilled in the town in 1829. Tullamore was connected to the national railway network in 1854 by the Great Southern and Western Railway company, now Iarnród Éireann . Tullamore is also located near

3977-531: The Indian Ocean . Numerous theories have been offered to explain the disappearance of the flight, but none have been confirmed. 234: On September 26, 1997, an Airbus A300B4-220 , Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 , which departed from Jakarta , Indonesia, and was preparing to land at Medan , North Sumatra , crashed into mountainous terrain, killing all 234 occupants on board. The causes included turning left instead of right as instructed by ATC and descending below

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4074-615: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for bringing down the jet, and a Russian investigation concluded that a bomb was detonated inside the plane at a high altitude. 223: On May 26, 1991, a Boeing 767-3Z9ER , Lauda Air Flight 004 , broke up in midair over a remote area of Thailand due to an uncommanded deployment of a thrust reverser on one of the plane's engines, killing all 223 occupants aboard. The flight, which originated at Kai Tak Airport , Hong Kong , and made

4171-601: The Napoleonic Wars , a clash between troops of the King's German Legion and a regiment of British Light Infantry who were both stationed in the town, became known as the Battle of Tullamore. Tullamore became county town of County Offaly in 1835, replacing Daingean . Tullamore has a long history of whiskey distilling , with two distilleries known to have operated in the town in the 1780s, though closed some years later. Subsequently,

4268-581: The R421 which connects to Kinnitty . In 2009, Tullamore was bypassed by re-routing the N52 away from the town centre. The bypass is to the east of the town, and is a 14 km (8.7 mi) single carriageway which leaves the previous N52 approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Tullamore, intersecting with the N80 road , crossing over the Grand Canal , before rejoining the original N52 3 km (1.9 mi) north of

4365-466: The South China Sea , deviated from its planned route, and was presumed lost in the southern Indian Ocean . It carried 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 15 nations, who are all presumed dead. A multinational search effort, the most extensive and expensive in aviation history, has thus far failed to locate the aircraft, though debris from the aircraft has been recovered from beaches around

4462-575: The 6th century, can be seen in the village. Within 5 minutes drive is the Celtic cross of Durrow . In the middle of the 6th century, a monastery was founded here by Saint Columba . The monastery is known for the Book of Durrow , an illuminated manuscript written here in the 7th century. There are four metal sculptures located on the N52 Tullamore bypass funded under the percentage for arts scheme where 1% of

4559-543: The Aura Leisure Centre Tullamore, located on Hophill Road, which has a full gym suite and a 25-metre swimming pool. Tullamore Golf Club has been situated at Brookfield since 1926 and has an 18-hole championship parkland golf course. It was rated among the top 25 parkland courses in Ireland in Backspin 's 2014 Irish Golf Course Rankings. Tullamore has several primary schools. There are several Catholic schools,

4656-911: The Civil Aeronautics Board, under the leadership of then Deputy Director Bobbie R. Allen , established the National Aircraft Accident Investigation School in Oklahoma City. The ICAO 's third accident investigation division meeting, held in Montreal, Canada in January 1965, laid the foundation for accident investigations throughout the world. The proposals were presented by the Director of the Civil Aeronautics Board Bureau of Safety, Bobbie R. Allen , who headed

4753-742: The Middle East. 269: On September 1, 1983, a Soviet interceptor Sukhoi Su-15 shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 , a Boeing 747-230B , bound for Gimpo International Airport in Seoul , South Korea, after it flew into Soviet airspace; all 269 occupants on board died. 265: On November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 , an Airbus A300 , crashed in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens , New York, just after departing John F. Kennedy International Airport bound for Las Américas International Airport , Santo Domingo . The first officer's overuse of

4850-566: The Portarlington Road also has a mix of shops including Tesco , Heatons , Petmania, Harry Corry and Woodie's DIY. In September 2016, Boots opened in the town centre. From 1975 until 24 March 2008, Tullamore was the home of RTÉ Radio 1 's principal medium-wave transmitter , broadcasting the AM version of Radio 1 on 567 kHz, at a power of 500 kW. Before this, the main transmission centre had been sited near Athlone . In addition to being

4947-531: The U.S. delegation. The U.S. formally adopted the proposals at the White House on Dec 1, 1965. The top 10 countries with the highest number of fatal civil airliner accidents from 1945 to 2021 are the United States, Russia, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Mexico, and India. The United Kingdom is noted to have the highest number of air crashes in Europe, with a total of 110 air crashes within

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5044-788: The aircraft and casualties on the ground, was the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001 . On that morning, four commercial jet airliners traveling on transcontinental flights from East Coast airports to California were hijacked after takeoff. The four hijacked aircraft were subsequently crashed in a series of four coordinated suicide attacks against major American landmarks by 19 Islamist terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaeda . American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 , both regularly scheduled domestic transcontinental flights from Boston to Los Angeles, were hijacked by five men each, with

5141-513: The aircraft burst into flames and was consumed by fire. 298: On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 , a Boeing 777-200ER, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur , was shot down in an area of Eastern Ukraine near the Ukraine/Russian border during the war in Donbas . There were 298 people on board: 283 passengers and 15 crew members, all of whom died. The crew were all Malaysians, while

5238-471: The aircraft from the hijackers, killed all 40 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft. This brought the total number of casualties of the September 11 attacks to 2,996 (including the 19 terrorist hijackers). As deliberate terrorist acts, the 9/11 crashes were not classified as accidents, but as mass-killing. The events were treated by the member nations of NATO as an act of war and terrorism. The war on terror

5335-482: The assigned altitude of 2,000 feet due to pilot error. It is the deadliest aviation disaster in Indonesia's history. 230: On July 17, 1996, a Boeing 747-131 , TWA Flight 800 , carrying 230 occupants, exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches , New York , shortly after departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a flight to Paris and Rome . A lengthy investigation concluded that

5432-511: The assigned pilot hijacker taking control of the flight, before being intentionally crashed into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, respectively, destroying both buildings in less than two hours . The World Trade Center crashes killed 2,753, as both planes were carrying a combined total of 157 occupants, the vast majority of fatalities were the occupants of the two towers and

5529-404: The autopilot would initiate the go around. As the aircraft approached the airport, the pilot executed a sudden steep ascent that produced a stall and crash. China Airlines was also criticized for "insufficient training". 200: On July 10, 1985, a Tupolev Tu-154B-2 , Aeroflot Flight 7425 , on a domestic Karshi – Ufa – Leningrad route, crashed near Uchkuduk , Uzbek SSR , Soviet Union , on

5626-513: The boglands of the Bog of Allen . This provided employment through the work of Bord na Mona . Agriculture is also important to the local economy. A number of industrial estates are located in the town. For example, in Srah Industrial Estate, employers include multinationals like Sennheiser , GeneMedix, Covidien , Isotron and Zannini. The Bridge Centre, one of the main shopping areas in the town centre, has outlets of Dunnes Stores , Vero Moda, and Holland and Barrett. The Tullamore Retail Park on

5723-433: The budget is allocated to roadside art. Sculptor Maurice Harron created the figures presenting symbols of learning and sanctity. The figures are located on esker ridges that the new roadway cuts through. There are also a number of churches in the town, including Tullamore Catholic Church, Tullamore Presbyterian Church and St. Catherine's Church of Ireland church. Tullamore Town Hall , which dates from 1786, used to be

5820-485: The business to Daniel E. Williams, the distillery's general manager , under whose careful watch the distillery grew and prospered, and launched Tullamore Dew , the whiskey which bears his initials. Williams brought electricity to Tullamore in 1893. The distillery installed the town's first telephones and introduced motorised transport. Williams ran various commercial businesses throughout the Irish midlands  – drinks businesses, tea importing, seed and grain retail, and

5917-437: The cause of the crash issued two different reports: the majority report cited ice on the wings as cause of the crash; the minority report suggests an explosion was the likely cause. This has been the deadliest aviation incident in Canadian history. 239: On March 8, 2014, a Boeing 777-200ER , Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 , flying from Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia, to Beijing , China, lost contact with air traffic controllers over

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6014-427: The causes, recommended the creation of the "semi-circular rule", to prevent aircraft from flying in opposite directions at the same altitude. The Civil Aviation Authorities in India made it mandatory for all aircraft flying in and out of India to be equipped with a Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), setting a worldwide precedent for mandatory use of TCAS. 346: On March 3, 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 ,

6111-467: The civilian market: Boeing in the United States , and the European company Airbus . Both of these manufacturers place a huge emphasis on the use of aviation safety equipment, now a billion-dollar industry in its own right; safety is a key selling point for these companies, as they recognize that a poor safety record in the aviation industry is a threat to corporate survival. Some major safety devices now required in commercial aircraft are: Measured on

6208-474: The computer coordinates for the flight path of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 had been changed the night before, directing the flight directly into Mount Erebus rather than the usual path down McMurdo Sound . 256: On December 12, 1985, a Douglas DC-8 , Arrow Air Flight 1285 , carrying American military personnel on a charter flight home for Christmas, crashed in Newfoundland ; all 256 occupants on board died. The Canadian Aviation Safety Board investigating

6305-428: The county. Also south of Tullamore are the Lough Boora parklands. These boglands contain a range of flora and fauna. The wetlands also contain a number of large-scale environmental sculptures that form part of the ' Sculpture in the Parklands ' sculpture park. 10  km west of Tullamore is the village of Rahan . The remains of what was once a large monastery settlement founded by St.Carthage or Mochuda in

6402-421: The deaths of all 271 passengers and crew on board, as well as two people on the ground. It remains the deadliest commercial aircraft accident in United States history, and was also the country's deadliest aviation disaster until the September 11 attacks in 2001. 270: On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 , a Boeing 747-121 bound for New York–JFK from London–Heathrow with continued service to Detroit ,

6499-426: The distilling, canal and urban history of the town. Audio visual and self-guided tours are available. Charleville Estate is located on the edge of the town. The Gothic Charleville Castle stands in this parkland setting which contains the King Oak , one of the biggest and oldest oak trees in the country. The castle is said to be haunted and was featured on series 1 of Living TV 's Most Haunted . The oak woodland

6596-444: The early 21st century. Between football and hurling championships, Tullamore is one of the most successful clubs in the history of Offaly GAA . Ballinamere won the intermediate hurling championship in 2013, and therefore play senior hurling along with Tullamore. Durrow partakes in the senior 'B' football championship. O'Connor Park is the Offaly GAA home stadium for both the Offaly Gaelic football and hurling teams. The stadium has

6693-399: The elevators, the rudder and No. 2 engine. The aircraft entered a steep dive and crashed. It was the deadliest plane crash of all time until the Tenerife disaster in 1977. However, it is currently the deadliest single-aircraft crash with no survivors. This accident was also the deadliest single-aircraft crash that did not involve a Boeing 747 . 329: On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 ,

6790-420: The emergency personnel responding to the disaster. In addition, 184 were killed by the impact of American Airlines Flight 77 , which crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia , causing severe damage and partial destruction to the building's west side. The crash of United Airlines Flight 93 into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania , which occurred as passengers attempted to retake control of

6887-525: The first leg of its route. All 200 occupants onboard were killed. An investigation concluded that the plane went down due to pilot error. The air crew used an inappropriately low airspeed, causing vibrations that they incorrectly interpreted as engine surges. As a result, they further reduced engine power, causing the aircraft to stall and crash. In over one hundred years of implementation, aviation safety has improved considerably. In modern times, two major manufacturers still produce heavy passenger aircraft for

6984-415: The following morning. Medical providers involved in rescue and analysis operations determined that several passengers likely survived the impact and probably would have survived the incident had rescue operations not been delayed. Four passengers survived the incident in its entirety, meaning that they were alive when discharged from the hospital. 349: On November 12, 1996, Saudia Flight 763, operated by

7081-402: The headquarters of Midlands 103 , Tullamore is home to a number of local newspapers including The Tullamore Tribune and The Offaly Independent . Tullamore features in several books by the author Lyn Andrews . The population of Tullamore (and its environs) rose from 10,029 in 1996 to 15,598 in 2022, an increase of over 55%. Tullamore railway station , first opened on 2 October 1854,

7178-410: The hydraulic lines, making the 747 virtually uncontrollable. Pilots were able to keep the plane flying for 32 minutes after the mechanical failure before crashing into a mountain. All 15 crew members and 505 of the 509 passengers aboard died. Japanese military personnel inaccurately assumed, during a helicopter flyover of the impact site, that there were no survivors. Rescue operations were delayed until

7275-445: The jet did not recover. 228: On August 6, 1997, a Boeing 747-3B5 , Korean Air Flight 801 , crashed on approach to the international airport in the United States territory of Guam , killing 228 of the 254 people aboard. Contributing factors in the crash were fatigue and errors by the flight crew, inadequate flight crew training, and a modification of the airport's altitude warning system that prevented it from detecting aircraft below

7372-525: The northeast. At Kilbeggan (about 12 km north of Tullamore) the N52 forms an interchange with the M6 motorway which connects Dublin and Galway . The N80 national secondary road connects Tullamore with Killeigh , Mountmellick and Portlaoise , travelling in a southwards direction. A number of regional roads run through the town such as the R420 connecting Tullamore to Moate , Clara and Portarlington , and

7469-630: The operation of an aircraft that affects or could affect the safety of operation. A hull loss occurs if an aircraft is damaged beyond repair, is lost, or becomes completely inaccessible. The first aircraft accident in which 200 or more people died occurred on March 3, 1974, when 346 died in the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 981 . As of May 2024 , there have been a total of 33 aviation incidents in which 200 or more people have died. The period from 1958 through 1968 saw tremendous growth in aviation. Improvements in aviation safety and accident investigation procedures were rapidly advancing. In 1963,

7566-465: The operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until all such persons have disembarked, and in which (a) a person is fatally or seriously injured, (b) the aircraft sustains significant damage or structural failure, or (c) the aircraft goes missing or becomes completely inaccessible. Annex 13 defines an aviation incident as an occurrence, other than an accident, associated with

7663-612: The passengers were of various nationalities, most from the Netherlands. Several Ukrainian Air Force (UAF) aircraft had been shot down over the rebel-controlled territory before the MH17 incident. Immediately after the crash, a post appeared on the VKontakte social media profile attributed to Igor Girkin , leader of the Donbas separatist militia, claiming responsibility for shooting down a Ukrainian An-26 military transport near Torez . The post

7760-465: The plane, was caused by improper repairs to the aircraft 22 years earlier when the aircraft encountered a tailstrike . 224: On October 31, 2015, an Airbus A321-231 , Metrojet Flight 9268 , crashed in the Sinai Peninsula after departing Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport , Egypt , en route to Pulkovo Airport , Saint Petersburg , Russia . All 224 occupants on board were killed. A branch of

7857-406: The probable cause of the accident was a short circuit in a fuel tank that contained an explosive mixture of fuel vapor and air. As a result, new requirements were developed to prevent future fuel tank explosions in aircraft. 229: On September 2, 1998, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 , Swissair Flight 111 , carrying 215 passengers and 14 crew from New York City to Geneva , Switzerland , crashed into

7954-554: The region. The Tullamore Show is held near the town every year. The town's most famous export is Tullamore Dew  – an Irish whiskey distilled by Tullamore Distillery  – that can be traced back to 1829. The original distillery was shut down in 1954. The brand was later resurrected, but at first was produced at the Midleton Distillery in Cork . However, in 2014, the brand's new owners, William Grant & Sons , invested in

8051-407: The rudder in response to wake turbulence from a Japan Airlines 747 was cited as cause. All 260 people on board, as well as five people on the ground, died from the crash. It is the second-deadliest aviation accident on U.S. soil, after American Airlines Flight 191 . 264: On April 26, 1994, China Airlines Flight 140 was completing a routine flight and approach at Nagoya Airport , Japan, when

8148-483: The safest form of transportation. The number of air travel fatalities per person is surpassed only by bicycles and motorcycles. This statistic is used by the insurance industry when calculating insurance rates for air travel. For every billion kilometers traveled, trains have a fatality rate that is 12 times higher than that of air travel, and the fatality rate for automobiles is 62 times greater than for air travel. By contrast, for every billion journeys taken, buses are

8245-445: The safest form of transportation; using this measure, air travel is three times more dangerous than car transportation, and almost 30 times more dangerous than travelling by bus. A 2007 study by Popular Mechanics magazine found that passengers sitting at the back of an aeroplane are 40% more likely to survive a crash than those sitting at the front. The article quotes Boeing, the FAA, and

8342-460: The third time from 21 to 23 August 2009. The National Ploughing Championships , Europe's largest Outdoor Exhibition and Agriculture Trade Show, was held in Screggan, Tullamore in 2016. The total attendance figures for the 2016 Championship came to a record-breaking 283,000. The show returned to Screggan in September 2017. The Tullamore Dew Visitor Centre on the banks of the Grand Canal focuses on

8439-447: The time period, and Indonesia is the highest in Asia at 104, followed by India at 95. The most fatalities on board a single aircraft is the 520 fatalities of the 1985 Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident. The largest loss of life in a single aviation accident is the 583 fatalities of the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster , in which two Boeing 747s collided. The largest loss of life overall in

8536-462: The town over the weekend, primarily at night. An annual Tullamore Show takes place on the second Sunday of August every year. It was cancelled in 2007 and 2008 due to heavy rain, though it ran again in 2009. Agriculture was originally the show's main focus, but this has broadened to include entertainment, food, crafts, lifestyle, trade stands, food and refreshments, fashion and entertainment. Hugh Lynch's Pub on Kilbride Street has been operating as

8633-785: The town. A spur was constructed from the northern section of the route to the Tullamore Western Relief Road R443 creating in an almost-full orbital route around Tullamore. The N80 now terminates at its junction with the N52. The scheme began construction in April 2008, and was officially opened in late 2009 by then Taoiseach Brian Cowen . Tullamore has a number of sporting organisations, including Gaelic games , association football, rugby union and athletics clubs. Gaelic games are represented by Tullamore GAA , Ballinamere GAA and Durrow GAA. Tullamore GAA won four senior football championships and one senior hurling championship in

8730-630: Was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over the town of Lockerbie , Scotland. All 259 occupants and 11 people on the ground (all residents of Sherwood Crescent, Lockerbie), died, making it the worst terrorist attack involving an aircraft in the UK and the deadliest terrorist attack on British soil. Following the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration imposed new security measures on American airlines flying out of 103 airports in Western Europe and

8827-503: Was divided into the baronies of Ballycowan , Ballyboy and Eglish , with Tullamore located in Ballycowan. The Tullamore area, comprising some 5,000 acres, was granted by the English to Sir John Moore in 1622. At that time the Tullamore estate included a ruined castle, ten cottages and two water mills. Sir Robert Forth, who leased the lands from Thomas Moore (son and heir of Sir John), built

8924-531: Was en route from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Paris , France, when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean . The aircraft's flight recorders were not recovered from the ocean floor until May 2011, and the final investigative report was released in July 2012. It determined that the disaster was likely due to the aircraft's pitot tubes being obstructed by ice crystals, causing the autopilot to disconnect. The crew reacted incorrectly, leading to an aerodynamic stall from which

9021-631: Was founded in 1941 and have teams in the Leinster Senior League , Combined Counties League (2nd team Women's and Youths) and the Midland Schoolboys League. Tullamore Rugby Club was founded in 1937 and is based in Spollenstown . The Tullamore 1sts team was successful in 2012 as Ulster Bank All Ireland Jnr Cup Champions. Tullamore Harriers caters for athletics in the town, and was founded in 1953. Other leisure facilities include

9118-605: Was later determined Sikh extremists were behind the bombing as a retaliation for the Indian government's attack on the Golden Temple in the city of Amritsar , spiritually the most significant shrine in Sikhism. This was, at the time, the deadliest terrorist attack involving an airplane. 301: On August 19, 1980, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 163 , a Lockheed L-1011 , became the world's deadliest aviation accident that did not involve

9215-459: Was removed later the same day, and the separatists then denied shooting down any aircraft. 290: On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 , an Iranian civilian Airbus A300-200 airliner, was shot down by two surface-to-air missiles from the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes over the Strait of Hormuz . All 290 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft died. The downing was caused by

9312-492: Was seriously damaged from the resultant fire that burned down over 130 homes. The first involving a powered aircraft was the crash of a Wright Model A aircraft at Fort Myer, Virginia , in the United States on September 17, 1908, injuring its co-inventor and pilot, Orville Wright , and killing the passenger, Signal Corps lieutenant Thomas Selfridge . The Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 formally defines an aviation accident as an occurrence associated with

9409-451: Was subsequently launched by NATO in response to the attacks, eventually leading to the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden , who orchestrated the 9/11 attacks. 583: The Tenerife airport disaster , which occurred on March 27, 1977, remains the accident with the highest number of airliner passenger fatalities. 583 people died when a KLM Boeing 747 attempted to take off and collided with

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