25 years ago today...........

[Bigt]

G-BEON a BA helicopters S61 crashed into the sea whilst approaching St Marys, Isles of Scilly with the loss of 20 lives. 6 survived the accident. Just seen a piece on local news....must admit I cant even recall the event

[The Nr Fairy]

Formal accident report on the UK AAIB web site (http://www.aaib.gov.uk/sites/aaib/publications/formal_reports/8_1984_g_beon.cfm).

Brian - I don't think this has been up there long.

[MK10]

One of the pilots, DL died about 2 years back of meningitis.
I had a conversation with him about the accident, he was still having troubled sleep 20 years after the event
R.I.P DL

[md 600 driver]

i can remember it well my father had to cancel for that days flight and went a couple of days earlier he was lucky