Chinook Helicopter crash - Father of survivor

Title
Chinook Helicopter crash - Father of survivor
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Nov 1986
Year of production
1986
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Duration
00:03:00
Description
Interview with a distressed Joe Morrans, the father of Eric Morrans - one of only two survivors of the crash of a civilian Chinook helicopter off Sunborough in the Shetland Islands. On what his son told him about the crash and how his thoughts are with the families of the 46 victims and the pilot of the rescue helicopter. Male interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Joe Morrans
Keywords
Air accidents; Deaths; Scotland; Aviation; Helicopters; Shetland Islands; Sunborough; Oil industry; Eric Morrans; Shell UK

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LBC/IRN, "Chinook Helicopter crash - Father of survivor". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0013700040008 (Accessed 19 Nov 2025)