Flight Details
The British European Airways plane involved in the incident was a Vickers 610 Viking 1B. The plane had the registration G-AIVP and had first flown in 1947. The BEA flight had a four-member crew, all of whom were former members of the Royal Air Force. There were ten passengers on board, most of whom were British.
Read more about this topic: 1948 Gatow Air Disaster
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