What the records say
- When
- 27 Feb 1958
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 53.63° N, 2.51° W
- Description
- 1958 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 35
Winter Hill air disaster
1958 aviation accident
The Winter Hill air disaster occurred on 27 February 1958, when the Silver City Airways Bristol 170 Freighter G-AICS, operated by Manx Airlines on a charter flight from the Isle of Man to Manchester, England, crashed during heavy snow into Winter Hill, 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Chorley. Thirty-five people died and seven were injured; the cause was determined to be navigational errors.
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