He died in an air disaster together with his wife.
He had never been in charge at the time of a major air disaster.
This was the worst air disaster in Texas at the time.
At the time, it was the worst air disaster in history.
It is the worst air disaster in history at the time.
It was the third air disaster for the British since the war began, with a total death count of 16.
This was one of the world's worst air disasters up to that time.
Indeed there have been only two comparable air disasters in recent years.
It was the worst military air disaster in Israeli history.
This was one of the worst civilian air disasters in the world at the time.