Airspeed Ambassador Crash...?

[Techy111]

This 8mm cine film recently posted on youtube...Anyone know the events leading to this crash...? Garry...?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l98M6CWPRPs&feature=sub

Tony

[Nigel H-J]

Hope this helps Tony, very sad but could have been a lot worse.

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history- ... 968-a.html

Regards
Nigel.

[Garry Russell]

I wondered when that would turn up

I saw the clip at the time

G-AMAD with flap failure at LHR..Took the tail off Trident G-ARPI anf the rear fuse off G-ARPT before hitting the un opened Terminal 1

Garry

Nigel slipped in

[Nigel H-J]

Nigel.

[VEGAS]

Interesting piece of footage. Thanks for posting. Never realised that G-ARPI was struck during this. Was'nt that the ill fated Staines aircraft?

[Garry Russell]

Hi Eddie

It was the same aircraft rebuily then later lost at Staines

[Garry Russell]

Here is G-ARPT

http://www.airlinehobby.com/listings/de ... =625571254

http://www.airlinehobby.com/listings/de ... =628357983

[PeteP]

I was on a night duty in the tower that night and got to the airport just after 7:30pm, only 2 hours after the accident had happened. The road just outside the tunnel exit in the Central Area was littered with fire hoses and don't think I'll ever forget that all-pervading smell of burnt flesh that seemed to hang around for several days.

[Techy111]

More footage just posted on Youtube....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uLZG7s8CdQ&feature=sub

Tony