Old hands will remember the loss of an Alidair Viscount approaching Exeter many years ago, fortunately without injury, due to running out of fuel, where (though it was never conclusively proven) their gauges on board were u/s and they were substantially short-shiped for fuel at the start point; for the quantity signed for they could never have run out like this.
Sorry to hijack for a bit but as a bizarre turn I actually spoke to the Captain of that flight last week (unless more than one viscount has run out of fuel and ditched). He was a pax and came up to the front for a chat, was quite forward with the fact his takeoff versus landing count was out by 4. Wish i could have chatted to him for longer.
Just read the accident report must have been a different one.