United Airlines Flight 232 crash

Title

United Airlines Flight 232 crash

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:01

Description

Paul Woodley reports on an air disaster in Sioux City, Iowa when a United Airlines DC-10 (Flight 232) crashed near a runway and burst into a ball of flames (19/07/89). 110 of the 285 passengers were killed along with eleven crew members. Includes interviews with eyewitness, Joe Ashell(?); Bruce Benham, survivor. For Billboard programme.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Joe Ashell(?); Bruce Benham

Keywords

USA; Air accidents; Deaths; Aeroplanes; Civil aircraft; Iowa; Crashes (aircraft); Billboard (radio programme); Sioux City; United Airlines

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