What the records say
- When
- 19 Aug 1949
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 53.52° N, 1.98° W
- Description
- 1949 commercial airline disaster in England
- Deaths
- 24
1949 Manchester BEA Douglas DC-3 accident
1949 commercial airline disaster in England
The 1949 Manchester BEA Douglas DC-3 accident occurred when a twin-engined British European Airways Douglas DC-3 crashed on Saddleworth Moor in the Pennines near Oldham, Lancashire, after a flight from Belfast. The accident killed 24 of the passengers and crew on board. The aircraft had first flown in 1944, and was captained by F. W.
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