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The aircraft was an MK.2 version and was recently converted to a 21 version. This flight was the second test one for the certification program. About 34 minutes after it left Bristol-Filton Airport, the airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Cowbridge, south of Wales. All four occupants (three Bristol's engineers and one pilot) were killed. Probable cause (official findings): The accident was caused by a structural failure of the fuselage stern fram
Bristol 170 Freighter · 4 fatalities