Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548)
Run Time: 46 mins
Air Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013
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5 Discovery Sky History National Geographic Channel National GeographicSeason 13 - Episode 1
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On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines-upon-Thames shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board. The crash was attributed to the pilot retracting the aircraft's droops at too low an airspeed and failing to recognise the stall warnings.