Boeing 737 crash on M1

Title

Boeing 737 crash on M1

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

22 May 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:54

Description

A Boeing 737-400, British Midland flight 92, crashed on 8 January 1989 on the M1, near Kegworth, Leicestershire. The inquest into the crash has returned a verdict of accidental death on the 47 victims. William O’Brien, the solicitor for pilot Kevin Hunt and first officer David McClelland speaks on their behalf; survivor Donat Desmond, who lost his wife in the accident, expresses his feelings. Julie Langtry-Langton reports. For Leicester Sound (radio station).

Further information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegworth_Air_Disaster

Contributors

Leicester Sound; Julie Langtry-Langton; William O’Brien; Donat Desmond

Keywords

Air accidents; UK; England; Air safety; Inquests; Leicestershire; British Midland; Kegworth; Kevin Hunt; Boeing 737 (aeroplane); David McClelland

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