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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1948
Page
2
Rain and fog impeded a planned landing as the York aircraft circled the area awaiting a break in cloud cover. Visibility remained limited throughout the day, delaying the operation before the FD returned toward Amsterdam.
Britain records its worst civil aviation accident as a Swedish DC-6 and a Royal Air Force York transport collide in a rainy Northolt airspace. Forty people die, including two Americans aboard the Swedish liner. Wreckage, flames, and tangled remains hinder investigations. Sir Edward Gent was among those aboard the York en route to discuss Malay incitement.
A Swedish aircraft communicating with Northolt control vanished when radio signals stopped abruptly. The last transmission cited weather conditions as the final reported detail before contact was lost.
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