Hirtshals
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Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe. It is located in Hjørring municipality in Reg
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Fishing boats on the beach at Hirtshals. Painting by the Norwegian painter Nils Hansteen from 1888.
The historic inn Hirtshals Kro in the town centre. The building dates from 1840.
The nature of Hirtshals: the beach, the cliffs, the North Sea and the history: the bunkers and the lighthouse.
Partnair Flight 394
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Partnair Flight 394 was a chartered flight that crashed on 8 September 1989 off the coast of Denmark, 18 kilometres north of Hirtshals. All 55 people on board the aircraft died, making this the second
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…In 1966, the harbour was expanded and became one of the largest fishing ports in Denmark. On 8 September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 crashed off the coast of Hirtshals killing all 55 passengers on board making it the worst in Denmark's history. Until 1 January 2007, Hirtshals was…
The reconstructed wreckage of the aircraft
LN-PAA, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1987
A Norwegian F-16 fighting falcon