10-01-2005, 23:28
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Re: Flying over Accy 1962 vintage
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Originally Posted by Doug
Nice one Willow. The aircraft is a Bristol 170 Freighter, the same type of plane that crashed on Winter Hill in thick fog on February 27th, 1958, killing 35 people, only 7 survived. The plane was carrying businessmen from the Isle of Man to an exhibition in Manchester.
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I don't think I heard of that Doug. It doesn't ring any bells. It must have been quite a sensational tragedy at the time. |
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