Airplane Crash - Near Aarsele, West Vlaanderen, Belgium 10/02/1971
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Aarsele, West Vlaanderen, Belgium
| Date | 10/02/1971 |
| Time | 11:10 |
| Location | Near Aarsele, West Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Operator | British European Airways |
| Flight # | 706 |
| Route | London - Salzburg |
| Type | Vickers Vanguard 951 |
| Registration | G-APEC |
| Cn/In | 706 |
| Aboard | 63 |
| Fatalities | 63 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | While en route a distress message was received from the aircraft after which it crashed and burst into flames. The elevators and tailplane were destroyed when the rear pressure bulkhead ruptured at 19,000 feet. The airplane rapidly nosed down and crashed. The bulkhead was weakened by corrosion from a suspected leak in the lavatory. |
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