Stockport Air Disaster

What an excellent documentary, no 'dramatic' nonsense, no pointless music, just information presented clearly. I wish documentaries were still like this.

A fantastic documentary. No silly music, no sound effects, no silly dramatisations, just fact. 👏👏

One of the Station Officers attending this was from Philips Park FS Newton Heath. I was there on the day as a lad watching all this. Years later when I too was in the Fire Service I was privileged to work with him occasionally. His name was Wilfred McLaughlin and he was to tragically die from fatal injuries sustained in a roof collapse in a fire at Oldham Batteries, Denton. He was on his last tour of duty prior to retirement. RIP 'Black Mac'.

An excellent documentary. Treats the audience as adults who want to learn rather than patronising the audience like today’s docs.

What is striking,viewing from today,is how articulate and calm those interviewed were ,and how professional the presentation seems .

I was a passenger on that exact plane on it's previous flight. I was 12 years old and went into the cockpit to meet the pilot Harry Marlowe ! He survived the crash along with one hostess.

I was in Stockport baths when people rushed in to grab all the stock of towels. That pilot deliberately dropped the plane in the only uninhabited area between the engine failure and the Ringway runway. His action saved countless lives on the ground if he had tried to limp on and crashed into a heavily populated area. Another few hundred yards on and I would not be writing this .

Finally, an investigation that I could understand easily. No waffling, computer graphics etc, just basic facts. Great video. RIP to those lost in the crash.

Excellent program. No bombastic music, just the facts. Clear and easy to follow.

Bill Oliver Motorcycle Police Officer, He got survivours out till the fuel ignited, very brave man

What an excellent documentary! And such a different time when people simply gave an honest recounting of what happened from their point of view. No dramatics, no huge lawsuits...I miss this era!

This is absolutely fascinating to watch, in my opinion. I love the raw sound. Now I understand why ADHD is fueled. As a diagnosed person, with the “disorder,” I can watch this without ANY hint of anxiety despite its subject matter: an airplane disaster. 😊! The black and white format without all the extra music and background noise makes this somewhat soothing and enjoyable to watch. And it’s easier to digest all the technical information being examined. Thank you for sharing this documentary.

I hope someone gave that motorbike copper a medal, sounds like he saved quite a few that day.

An old bloke now. I remember it passing over our house like it was yesterday!

I'd forgotten just how good documentaries used to be. Just a straight forward narrative of known facts, presented clinically with out being sexed up with CGI or the promotion of an agenda. And yet remains a most sympathetic account of that dreadful day. Less can be more.

This is a great documentary. Full of technical facts clearly explained. Nowadays the documentaries are so dumbed down that there would be little technical stuff, they would be concentrating on trying to get victims to cry on camera.

What an absolutely first class documentary this is. The forerunner to the AAIB were fascinating to see as they reconstructed the wreckage. It is because of crashes like this that Cockpit Voice Recorders were made and installed, to give investigarors an idea of what was going on on the flight deck.

I was working as a gas pump attendant at the Regent Station in Bredbury when this plane was flying over very low, the engines sounded like they were stalling as if they were running out of fuel. The plane was so low I could almost see passengers in the windows. I thought at the time the plane was in serious trouble to find out later it had crashed in Stockport.

I have noted that some comments state that the pilot was faking amnesia & that it was obvious that his mistake caused the accident. As a retired police officer I am glad to say that the UK Justice System is not based on The Sus Laws. It is based on evidence. Long may it remain so. It is a weighty & dangerous responsibility to pass judgement on someone on the basis that they are obviously guilty by supposition alone. "Evidence evidence evidence lad" ... as my old Sgt used to regularly drum into me. How right he was.

This was an era when the BBC had first class commentators ,and they all spoke the queen's English ,not the twang of today