Heathrow BEA Vickers Viking crash

28Fatalities

2Survivors

30On board

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What happened

A British European Airways Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes on the runway at London Heathrow Airport in foggy weather; of the 30 on board, only a stewardess and a passenger survive.

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