So these are plane crashes from around the world, but it's only for the countries that had a true crime case, if you don't see a plane crash in here, check my True crime from around the world book.
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This plane crash takes us to the country of the United Kingdom which is located north of Ireland and is located in the following bodies of water; North Sea, English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean and it's located near France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
WARNINGS OF A PLANE CRASH
A/N: This is just an overview of this crash, I will go into more detail when it comes to the England section of Plane crashes from around the United Kingdom and Australia.
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Pictured above is the accident aircraft, photographed in June 1969.
British European Airways Flight 548, registered as Golf- Alpha Romeo Papa India (G-ARPI), was a scheduled international passenger flight from Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), London, England to Brussels Airport (IATA: BRU, ICAO: EBBR), Brussels, Belgium, that crashed near Staines, Surrey, England, soon after the plane took off from Heathrow on the 18th of June 1972, killing all 118 people on board the plane, as of 2023 the crash remains the deadliest air accident in the United Kingdom and it was the deadliest air accident involving a Hawker Siddeley Trident aircraft.
At 16:10:43pm local time, the Trident entered a deep stall, as the Captain pulled the nose up more which reduced the climb speed of 177 knots (328 kilometres per hour; 204 miles per hour), which further stalled the aircraft, it was descending through 1,200 feet (365 meters), the nose was pitched up by 31 degrees, and the airspeed had fallen below the minimum indication of 54 knots (100 kilometres per hour; 62 miles per hour), at 16:10:47pm local time and at 1,000 feet (305 meters), the Trident was descending at 4,500 feet per minute (23 meters per second), impact with the ground came at 16:11pm local time, 150 seconds after the brakes were released, the aircraft just cleared high tension overhead power lines and came to a rest on a narrow strip of land surrounded by tall trees immediately south of the A30 road, a short distance south of the King George VI Reservoir near Staines-upon-Thames, there was no fire on impact but one fire did break out during the rescue effort when cutting apparatus were used, all 118 people on board the plane were killed in the crash.
The summary of the crash was Pilot Error followed by a deep stall.
Pictured below is the tail section of the plane after the crash.
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