Isles of Scilly helicopter crash - salvage operation

Title

Isles of Scilly helicopter crash - salvage operation

Genre

News report

TX Date

Jul 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:55

Description

Paul Maurice reports on the salvage operation and aftermath of the crash of a British Airways Helicopters’ commercial Sikorsky S-61 en route from Penzance in Cornwall to St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly (16/07/83).

Contributors

Paul Maurice

Keywords

Air accidents; Deaths; Children (age group); Cornwall; Air safety; Isles of Scilly; Maritime rescue; Search and rescue operations; Salvage; Helicopters; Dead bodies

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