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Old 14th Dec 2014, 03:37
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peter666
 
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Britannia air crash 1966 enquiry

Hi,

I may be able to give you some information although it is well documented as to likely cause etc.

As for other crew members, this would typically only be obtainable from press reports since I imagine the information might be restricted or simply unavailable now.

However, the First Officer was a highly skilled pilot who, from age of 21 years, was a POW for three years and won high praise after the war was over for managing to land a military aircraft which had only one wheel down on approach. Beyond that, it would only be personal stuff which I doubt is relevant to your enquiry. He was my father and left three young boys, of which I was the youngest, at three. Pilot error was concluded and the evidence seemed clear cut by the settings of both altimeters. My family never truly recovered from the horror of that day and, no doubt, nor did many of the other families. This has been difficult to write but I hope I have been some help.

Peter
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