A major air crash destroying a large number of flats in a densely populated suburb shocked the city of Amsterdam, and highlighted the dangers of airports in the vicinity of urban centres. This work provides a minute-by-minute account, analysis and evaluation of how local authorities responded to the disaster that took place in the Bijlmer area of Amsterdam in October 1992.
A major air crash destroying a large number of flats in a densely populated suburb shocked the city of Amsterdam, and highlighted the dangers of airpo...