Winter Hill air disaster
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winter-hill-air-disaster-271-14229440
title:
Winter Hill air disaster
text:
The Winter Hill air disaster occurred on 27 February 1958, when the Silver City Airways Bristol 170 Freighter G-AICS, operated by Manx Airlines on a charter flight from the Isle of Man to Manchester, England, crashed during heavy snow into Winter Hill, 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Chorley. Thirty-five people died and seven were injured; the cause was determined to be navigational errors.
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1958 aviation accident
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_air_disaster
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2024-04-10T13:23:49Z
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