20/06/2026
Some places preserve history.
Some places preserve memory.
And some continue to inspire reflection for generations to come.
As we quietly move toward the 50th anniversary in 2027, the International Tenerife Memorial enters a new chapter.
Over the coming months, the website will gradually evolve, creating space for remembrance, historical perspective and the many human stories connected to the events of 27 March 1977.
Our purpose is not only to honour the past, but also to preserve its meaning for future generations.
The journey toward 2027 has begun, and we warmly invite you to follow it with us.
🌐 www.tenerife-memorial.org
10/05/2026
Please share this message as widely as possible
A possible idea for future road signage on Tenerife leading to the monument at Mesa Mota.
The International Tenerife Memorial / Memorial Conmemorativo Internacional is a place of remembrance and reflection for relatives, survivors and visitors from around the world. Yet today, many people still find it difficult to locate the memorial.
Perhaps respectful and clearly visible road signage, as shown in this visual impression, could help improve the visibility and accessibility of this important memorial site as we approach 2027 — 50 years after the tragedy of March 27, 1977.
Of course, any realization of such signage would require the cooperation and support of the local authorities, including the Ayuntamiento de San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the Cabildo de Tenerife and the Gobierno de Canarias.
It would be deeply meaningful if visitors, relatives and those wishing to pay their respects could more easily find and reach the memorial in the future.
Possibly including the official designation:
“International Tenerife Memorial”
Or
“Memorial Conmemorativo Internacional”
#19772027
20/04/2026
(Sheila Collis - In Memoriam)
Vandaag, 17 april, wil ik stilstaan bij Sheila Collis, op wat haar geboortedag zou zijn geweest.
Sheila, die helaas op 3 augustus 2021 is overleden, was jarenlang nauw verbonden met het werk van de Stichting Nabestaanden Slachtoffers Tenerife en The Tenerife-family. Als deputy editor van de Engelstalige krant: Island Connections op Tenerife toonde zij een bijzondere en zeer gewaardeerde betrokkenheid.
Ieder jaar, op 27 maart, reisde zij vanuit het zuiden van Tenerife naar het monument op de Mesa Mota het Tenerife Memorial om het bloemstuk van de stichting vast te leggen. Deze foto’s deelde zij vervolgens met ons—waardoor de herinnering levend bleef en zichtbaar werd gemaakt.
Haar toewijding, betrouwbaarheid en oprechte respect voor de nagedachtenis aan de slachtoffers hebben veel voor ons betekend—en doen dat nog altijd.
Sheila’s bijdrage zal niet worden vergeten.
Met dankbaarheid en respect gedenken wij haar vandaag.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Pan Am Museum Foundation Pan Am Legacy Coalition Pan American Airlines Aeropuerto Tenerife Norte, Los Rodeos - TFN Ayuntamiento La Laguna
Cabildo de Tenerife Presidencia del Gobierno de Canarias Island Connections International Tenerife Memorial - Monument Airport Disaster March 27 1977 Tenerife Connect Info
foto gemaakt door Sheila Collis - 27 Maart 2015 op de Mesa Mota - Tenerife Memorial
28/03/2026
“I am glad for that I went yesterday to give her (Christine Ekelund, Pan Am Flight Attendant) a Flower in the Tenerife Memorial, at Mesa Mota on La Laguna at 17:00 pm exactly at the time that the accident happened. The memorial was created by Rudi Van De Wint, Dutch artist and it represents the stairs to heaven. Every step is a life from both aircraft and they head to the sky,” states Ezequiel Luis
Hernández. He continued his message to Pan Am Museum, “I created this poem for the honour and respect for the victims. In the 49th anniversary.”
28/03/2026
Hier, op Westminster Memorial Park Mortuary in Orange County, Californië in de Verenigde Staten rusten slachtoffers van 27 maart 1977.
Ver van Tenerife, maar voor altijd verbonden met een dag die de wereld veranderde.
Nooit vergeten.
Pan Am Museum Foundation Pan American Airlines Pan Am Legacy Coalition
On this day in 1977, the Tenerife airport disaster became the deadliest event in aviation history.
Two Boeing 747 aircraft, KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736, collided on a runway in the Canary Islands, leading to the loss of 583 lives.
The tragedy remains a defining moment in aviation, shaping major changes in safety and communication that continue to impact air travel today.
