Date in year · 1972 · The 1970s
On June 18, 1972, staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes minutes after takeoff from London's Heathrow Airport. The year's #1 song was "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack. Aaron Lewis, Conchita Martínez, Tracy K. Smith would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · June 18, 1972
British European Airways Flight 548 was a scheduled passenger flight from London Heathrow to Brussels that crashed near Staines, England, United Kingdom, shortly after take-off on 18 June 1972, killing all 118 people on board. The accident became known as the Staines air disaster. As of 2026, it remains the deadliest air accident to have occurred in the UK and was the deadliest air accident involving a Hawker Siddeley Trident.
Around 1972
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1970s decade.
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1972 aircraft accident in England
British European Airways Flight 548 was a scheduled passenger flight from London Heathrow to Brussels that crashed near Staines, England, United Kingdom, shortly after take-off on 18 June 1972, killing all 118 people on board. The accident became known as the Staines air disaster. As of 2026, it remains the deadliest air accident to have occurred in the UK and was the deadliest air accident involving a Hawker Siddeley Trident.
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