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17 years ago today on the M1...

Postby C » Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:20 am

Saw the crash of the British Midland 737 at Kegworth on approach to EMA. Thankfully 80 survived...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/8/newsid_2506000/2506665.stm
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Re: 17 years ago today on the M1...

Postby ozzy72 » Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:29 am

I can't believe it was that long ago :o
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Re: 17 years ago today on the M1...

Postby Hagar » Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:29 am

I can't believe it was that long ago :o

Indeed. I remember it very well.
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Re: 17 years ago today on the M1...

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:33 pm

One thing for sure, if that happened today (God forbid!) the carnage would be worse......

I know that stretch of the M1 all too well, today, it would not have been quiet at that time of night.
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