Kegworth air disaster-funerals

Title

Kegworth air disaster-funerals

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:54

Description

Gary Duffy reports on the first funerals of victims of the crash of a British Midland Boeing 737 travelling from Heathrow Airport to Belfast, near Kegworth, Leicestershire (08/01/89). Focuses on the funeral of Denis Maloney, a former RUC constable, and his wife Pearl; also mentions RUC constables John and Karen Campbell; Brian and Anne Chilvers of Holywood, Co Down. Includes interview with Father Aidan Kerr. Broadcast on Downtown Radio.

Contributors

Downtown Radio; Gary Duffy; Aidan Kerr

Keywords

Air accidents; Deaths; Northern Ireland; Police; Motorways; Aeroplanes; Funerals; Disasters (events); Religious conflicts; Leicestershire; Civil aircraft; RUC; British Midland; Kegworth air disaster (1989); Kegworth; Denis Maloney; Pearl Maloney; John Campbell; Karen Campbell; Brian Chilvers; Anne Chilvers

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