- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 01, 1957
Time: 2120
Location: Blackbushe, Hants, England
Operator: Eagle Aviation
Flight #: ?
Route: Blackbushe - Tripoli
AC Type: Vickers Viking 1B
Registration: G-AJBO
cn / ln: 241
Aboard: 35   (passengers:30  crew:5)
Fatalities: 34   (passengers:29  crew:5)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed while attemting an emergency return to the airport shortly after taking off. Engine failure. The failure of the captain to maintain height and a safe flying speed when approaching to land on one engine after the failure of the left engine for reasons unknown.
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