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On 4 June 1967, a Canadair C-4 Argonaut passenger aircraft owned by British Midland Airways operating as British Midland Flight 542 crashed near the centre of Stockport, Cheshire, England. Of the 84 people on board, 72 were killed. It is the fourth-worst accident in British aviation history. [1]
The plane was given clearance for takeoff at 22:40 and the crew reported they were airborne by 22:44. Following takeoff, Houston Departure Control handed responsibility of the aircraft over to San Antonio. The crew of Flight 542 reported to San Antonio as being over the Gulf Coast intersection at 9,000 feet (2,700 m) at 22:52.
20 March – British Midland Airways Vickers Viscount G-AVJA crashed on take-off from Ringway Airport, Manchester, Lancashire. The aircraft was operating a training flight. During a simulated engine failure control was lost and the aircraft rolled inverted and dived into the ground. Three of the four crew were killed. [120]
British Midland Canadair C-4 G-ALHG at Manchester Airport on 29 August 1965. The Stockport Air Disaster: a Canadair C-4 aircraft owned by British Midland Airways (registration G-ALHG) operating a holiday charter flight crashed near the centre of Stockport, Greater Manchester, on 4 June 1967. This accident, the deadliest in the airline's history ...
British Midland Commuter: BD: GNT: GRANITE: 1998: 2001: Renamed bmi Regional: British Midland International (bmi) BD: BMA: MIDLAND: 1938: 2012: Established as Air Schools, renamed British Midland Airways in 1964, renamed British Midland International in 2001. Integrated into British Airways: British Nederland Air Services: 1946: 1951: Operated ...
The aircraft was a British Midland-operated Boeing 737-4Y0, [a] registration G-OBME, [3] on a scheduled flight from London Heathrow Airport to Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland, having already flown from Heathrow to Belfast and back that day. The 737-400 was the newest design from Boeing, with the first unit entering service less ...
The fleet comprised a pair of Fokker F27s, one each leased from the parent airlines, and a Vickers Viscount 810 leased from British Midland. Services commenced on 1 November 1982 with the first flight, JE601 from Isle of Man to Glasgow, operated by an Embraer Bandeirante wet leased from Genair. [7]
On 20 February 1969, G-AODG of British Midland Airways was damaged beyond economic repair when it landed short of the runway at East Midlands Airport. There were no casualties. [96] On 20 March 1969, G-AVJA of British Midland Airways crashed on take-off at Ringway Airport, Manchester. Three of the four people on board were killed. [97]