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Foreign News
October 18, 1950
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
A British European Airways Dakota airliner crashed into a London suburb shortly after takeoff from London en route to Glasgow due to engine failure, killing 28 of 29 aboard; one male survivor hospitalized.
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British Airliner Crashes; Kills 28
LONDON (AP)--A twin-engined airliner smashed into a London suburb today, killing 28 of the 29 persons aboard.
British European Airways said an engine failed shortly after the plane took off from London for Glasgow. The plane, a Dakota, was attempting to return to London.
The air line said it carried 24 passengers, including one infant and a crew of five.
The survivor, a man, was taken to a hospital.
One report said the craft caught fire in the air, hit a house top, then plowed through a wall into a garden. One wing still teetered atop a house.
LONDON (AP)--A twin-engined airliner smashed into a London suburb today, killing 28 of the 29 persons aboard.
British European Airways said an engine failed shortly after the plane took off from London for Glasgow. The plane, a Dakota, was attempting to return to London.
The air line said it carried 24 passengers, including one infant and a crew of five.
The survivor, a man, was taken to a hospital.
One report said the craft caught fire in the air, hit a house top, then plowed through a wall into a garden. One wing still teetered atop a house.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Plane Crash
London
British European Airways
Dakota
Engine Failure
Where did it happen?
London Suburb
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
London Suburb
Event Date
Today
Outcome
28 killed, 1 survivor hospitalized
Event Details
A twin-engined Dakota airliner of British European Airways crashed after engine failure shortly after takeoff from London for Glasgow while attempting to return; it carried 24 passengers including one infant and a crew of five; the craft caught fire in the air, hit a house top, plowed through a wall into a garden, with one wing atop a house.