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Mayday · S13E01

Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548)

Still from Mayday S13E01

Summary

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.

Guest stars

  • Mark Whelan as Captain Key
  • Alex Furber as First Officer Keighley
  • Andy Trithardt as Second Officer Ticehurst
  • Damon Redfern as Lead Investigator
  • Peter Mikhail as Investigator Pollard
  • Alden Adair as Young First Officer
  • Hallie Seline as Nurse Frances