On 20 July 1965 a
Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs. A design requirement from the Brabazon Committee, it entered service in 1953 and was the first turboprop-powered airliner.
The Vi ...
of
Cambrian Airways
Cambrian Airways was an airline based in the United Kingdom which ran operations from Cardiff Airport and Liverpool John Lennon Airport between 1935 and 1974. It was incorporated into British Airways when BOAC, BEA, Cambrian and Northeast mer ...
crashed on approach to
Liverpool International Airport, after a flight from
Ronaldsway Airport
Ronaldsway () is a place in the parish of Malew in the south of the Isle of Man, between the village of Ballasalla and the town of Castletown.
Features
It is notable as the location of Isle of Man Airport and historically of RNAS Ronaldsway, to ...
,
Isle of Man
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. Both crew were killed, as well as two persons on the ground.
References
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1965
Aviation accidents and incidents in England
1965 disasters in the United Kingdom
1965 in England
History of Liverpool
Accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount
Airliner accidents and incidents in the United Kingdom
July 1965 events in the United Kingdom
1960s in Liverpool
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