1965 Liverpool Vickers Viscount crash

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Cambrian Airways Liverpool crash
Cambrian Airways Vickers Viscount Manteufel-1.jpg
G-AMOL seen in March 1964, 16 months prior to the accident
Accident
Date20 July 1965
SummaryLoss of control
SiteNear Liverpool International Airport, Liverpool, England
53°20′10.8″N2°50′54.9″W / 53.336333°N 2.848583°W / 53.336333; -2.848583
Total fatalities4 (2 on ground)
Aircraft
Aircraft type Vickers Viscount
Operator Cambrian Airways
Registration G-AMOL
Flight origin Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man
Destination Liverpool International Airport, Liverpool, England
Occupants2
Passengers0
Crew2
Fatalities2
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities2

On 20 July 1965 a Vickers Viscount of Cambrian Airways crashed into Thompson & Capper's mothball factory on approach to Liverpool International Airport, after a flight from Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man. Both crew (Michael Warrington and Peter Kenny) were killed, as well as the only two persons in the factory (June Simpson and Elizabeth Farrell) who were working late. [1]

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