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The Poptyping airship disaster of April 4th, 1934 in the Antiforre mountains of [[Tawuse]] was a once-mysterious disaster that led to the death of 47 passengers and 35 crew. The airship, operated by Llinell Orro, was part of the trans-arcturian network that spanned the southern nations of the continent.
On a regular trans-arcturian route between cities on the eastern coast of Arcturia, disaster hit between Altomaré and the luxury liner's first stop, Vallentagne. Modern historians believe that the incident followed pilot error. Pilot Vincant Silvas, a newly trained pilot, mistakenly reduced altitude in poor visibility
[[File:Poptyping route .png|200px|thumb|left|A travel poster produced by the Tawusian Aviation Board in 1932 displaying destinations for the line in Arcturia]]
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[[File:Airship gondola dining.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Poptyping was known for carrying well-paying passengers on a luxury voyage. Fine dining was a must for these VIPs.]]
=Response to the crash=
<u>Tawusian Response</u>
Having installed new and costly air infrastructure throughout the country, the Kingdom of Tawuse placed blame on 12 axdelians (all cava), citing evidence that several were members of the Kormistazic restorationists and were aiming to crash into Gratultan population centres along the route. Although the tragedy came during a time of heightened tensions between Centro and [[Gratulto]], these claims continue to be unverified due to lacklustre evidence supporting them. However, this event was the first of its kind in Tawusian territory, and only led to a short decline in passengers. The airship route remained the fastest way to circumvent the mountains between Altomaré and vallentagne, so convenience maintained popularity for airships for years following the crash.
<u>Gränser investigation and its outcome</u>
The hypothesis that first outlined pilot and administrative error as the cause of the crash was first pitched by gränser investigators, who insisted the production of the Poptyping followed strict construction criteria ensuring safety of passengers and crew. Following papers published by the gränser in 1937 that cross-referenced flight path with meteorological data, the broad international community accepted that Silvas was to blame for the incident. Llinell Orro apologised for the actions of Silvas, placing full responsibility on the dead pilot. The company also reimbursed passenger families for funeral costs and avoided further controversy from the incident.
=The victims=
The 82 victims of the disaster hailed from various nations from around Urth, however, 44 of them were Tawusian.
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! colspan="2" |{{{subj|Victims}}}
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!<small> Nation </small>
!<small> Number of dead </small>
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|<div style="text-align: left;">[[File:Tawuse_flag.jpg|20px]][[Tawuse]]</div>
|<div style="text-align: left;">44</div>
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|<div style="text-align: left;">[[File:Axdelian flag.svg|20px]][[Axdel]]</div>
|<div style="text-align: left;">12</div>
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|<div style="text-align: left;">[[File:New MBE Flag.png|20px]] [[Great_Morstaybishlia|Great Morstaybishlia]]</div>
| <div style="text-align: left;">7 (5 [[File:Flag of Lokania.jpg|20px]][[Lokania|Lokanian]])</div>
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|<div style="text-align: left;">[[File:Vistara Flag.png|20px]][[Vistaraland]]</div>
|<div style="text-align: left;">4</div>
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|<div style="text-align: left;">[[File:Sketch-1646621979733.jpg|20px]] [[Mirhaime]]</div>
|<div style="text-align: left;">4</div>
|-
|<div style="text-align: left;">[[File:Flag norgsveldet.jpg|20px]][[Norgsveldet]]</div>
|<div style="text-align: left;">3</div>
|-
|<div style="text-align: left;">[[File:Salovia flag png.png|20px]][[salovia]]</div>
|<div style="text-align: left;">3</div>
|-
|<div style="text-align: left;">{{flag|Phoenixia}}</div>
|<div style="text-align: left;">2</div>
|-
|<div style="text-align: left;">[[File:Alksearia flag.png|20px]][[Alksearia]]</div>
|<div style="text-align: left;">1</div>
|}
<u>Ex-Prime Minister Kresjarl</u>
[[Alton Kresjarl]], first Caltharusian politician, and his wife were on board the Poptyping at the time of the disaster. They were travelling from Altomaré to Efraford on a trip purchased as a gift from friends, who had taken the voyage prior. Alton's body was never found. His wife was found within the wreckage, she had survived the initial fall but died from injuries.
<u>The Salovian controversy</u>
Orik Posol, brother to Salovian Chancdllor [[List_of_Chancellors_of_Salovia|Rorik Posol]]
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