Dan-Air Flight 240

[1][2][3][4] The aircraft, operated by Dan Air Services Ltd, was a Hawker Siddeley HS 748-108 series 2A (construction/manufacturer's serial number: 1560, registration: G-ASPL) that had its first flight in 1964.[4][5] Shortly after, the radar controller who handled flight 240 noticed that the aircraft was turning right beyond its assigned heading; however, his attempts to contact the crew proved futile.Approximately three minutes after the last distress message, reports began to reach ATC from the police of an aircraft crash.The consensus of their evidence was that the stricken plane was lower than usual compared with other aircraft approaching East Midlands, and that it was losing altitude as well as oscillating in both pitch and roll.[1][4][5] The wreckage was found scattered across several fields, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of the village of Nailstone.
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