Originally Posted by
Shaggy Sheep Driver
The really sad thing about the Stockport air disaster is that the problem that could arise with DC4 / Argonaught fuel system were known about, and had led to earlier incidents of engine failure.
For some reason this knowledge does not appear to have been disseminated to operators of the types when they were late in their service lives, including British Midland.
I think the crews knew about it. My late uncle flew on the fleet as a "flying spanner" at the same time as the loss of 'HG, and he always maintained that the issue was common knowledge.