Airplane Crash - London, England 07/03/1968
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - London, England
| Date | 07/03/1968 |
| Location | London, England |
| Operator | BKS Air Transport |
| Route | Deauville, France - London, England |
| Type | Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 |
| Registration | G-AMAD |
| Cn/In | 5211 |
| Aboard | 8 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The cargo plane's left wing struck the ground, the plane struck two other planes, burst into flames and came to rest on its back near a building. Failure of the port flap operating rod due to fatigue, permitting the port flaps to retract. This resulted in a rolling moment to port which could not be controlled. |
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