What the records say
- When
- 31 Oct 1950
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.48° N, 0.47° W
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 28
- Injured
- 2
1950 Heathrow BEA Vickers Viking crash
Aviation accident in London, England
The 1950 Heathrow BEA Vickers Viking crash occurred on 31 October 1950 when a Vickers Viking operated by British European Airways (BEA) crashed at London Airport in heavy fog. The aircraft was on a scheduled flight between Paris and London's Northolt airport and 28 of the 30 passengers and crew on board were killed.
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