Pan Am and British Caledonian planes in near-collision

Title

Pan Am and British Caledonian planes in near-collision

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

22 Feb 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:00

Description

Des Fahy reports on a near-miss between two planes, a British Caledonian BA 1-11 and a Pan Am Boeing 727, over the coast of Essex (21/02/88). Includes excerpts from a parliamentary debate on the incident with speeches by Transport Secretary, Paul Channon; Robert McCrindle; Robert Hughes.

Contributors

Robert McCrindle; Des Fahy; Paul Channon; Robert Hughes

Keywords

Air accidents; UK; Great Britain; Airlines; Air safety; Essex; British Caledonian; Pan Am; Clacton

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