British European Airways Flight 411
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1957Aviation accidents and incidents in EnglandBritish European Airways accidents and incidentsEngvarB from July 2014March 1957 events in the United KingdomWythenshawe
British European Airways Flight 411 crashed on approach to Manchester Airport after a flight from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport on 14 March 1957 and hit a house in Wythenshawe. All on board, 20 passengers and crew, died in the crash as did two people in the house. The aircraft involved was a Vickers Viscount registration G-ALWE operated by British European Airways. The cause of the crash was metal fatigue in flaps causing loss of control.
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Beagle Walk, Manchester Woodhouse Park
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N 53.3664 ° | E -2.2534 ° |
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Beagle Walk
Beagle Walk
M22 0LQ Manchester, Woodhouse Park
England, United Kingdom
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