LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Chinook helicopter downed off Shetlands - Accident investigation

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

8 Nov 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:22

Description

Report on the recovery of the wreckage from the civilian Chinook helicopter that crashed in the sea off Sunborough in the Shetland Isles, and the accident investigation. Includes press conference with crash investigator David King; interview with Joe Morrans, father of Eric Morrans, one of the two survivors. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Michael Spicer; David King; Joe Morrans

Keywords

Air accidents; Deaths; Scotland; Air safety; Aviation; Salvage; Helicopters; Shetland Islands; Sunborough; Oil industry; Aberdeen; Air Accidents Investigation Branch; Eric Morrans

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