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Michael Cowan on events leading up to Kegworth air disaster

Title
Michael Cowan on events leading up to Kegworth air disaster
Genre
Press conference; Speech
TX Date
9 Jan 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:01:39
Description
A British Midland Boeing 737 has crashed onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth in Leicestershire as it attempted to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport with one of its engines ablaze. Vice- Chairman of East Midlands Airport, Michael Cowan makes a statement and answers questions on events leading up to the crash and the prompt attendance of the emergency services.
Contributors
Michael Cowan
Keywords
Air accidents; Emergency services; Airports; UK; Great Britain; Motorways; England; Disasters; Aviation; Leicestershire; British Midland Airways; Kegworth air disaster (1989); M1 (motorway); East Midlands Airport

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