Kegworth air disaster-Tom King visits scene

Title

Kegworth air disaster-Tom King visits scene

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:36

Description

Interview with Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King, at the scene of the crash of a British Midland Boeing aircraft on the M1 near Kegworth, Leicestershire (08/01/89). The plane was travelling from Heathrow Airport in London to Belfast and was carrying many servicemen and civil servants back to their jobs in Northern Ireland. He praises emergency services for saving so many people and preventing a massive fire. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Tom King

Keywords

Air accidents; Emergency services; Fires; Motorways; Aeroplanes; Disasters (events); Leicestershire; Civil aircraft; British Midland; Kegworth air disaster (1989); Kegworth

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