Bristol Britannia crash, Apr 20, 1967, Manston Kent

Bristol Britannia accident on April 20, 1967 near Manston Kent, United Kingdom with no fatalities.

A British Eagle Britannia flying from London to Kuwait City ran into undercarriage problems after takeoff and lost its hydraulic fluid. The captain diverted to Manston, Kent, and made a belly landing on a foam covered runway. All 65 people on board escaped uninjured.

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