Kegworth air disaster-Paul Channon visits scene

Title

Kegworth air disaster-Paul Channon visits scene

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:28

Description

Press interview with Transport Secretary, Paul Channon, at the scene of the crash of a British Midland Boeing aircraft on the M1 near Kegworth, Leicestershire (08/01/89). He’s to make an emergency statement in the Commons and is expected to order an immediate public inquiry. He praises the work of the emergency services.

Contributors

Paul Channon

Keywords

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

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