What the records say
- When
- 6 Nov 1957
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.49° N, 2.51° W
- Description
- Air crash near Bristol, England
- Deaths
- 15
Downend air crash
Air crash near Bristol, England
The Downend air crash occurred on 6 November 1957 when a prototype Bristol Britannia aircraft crashed in woods near Overndale Road in Downend, a suburb of Bristol, England, on its landing approach at Filton airport during a test flight. All fifteen on board – four crew and 11 technicians – died in the crash.
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