air crash air crash occurred march heavy transport aircraft serial number crashed england following shut engine partial loss power engine shut measure whilst final approach engine failed respond throttle struck cables trees minutes lifting passengers crew aboard killed accident people ground killed investigation found non return valve fuel system installed backwards causing engines fuel technician found responsible fitting valve charged air force act following accident non return valve designed installed incorrectly raf officers took rescue crash highly praised refusing hope finding survivors wreckage flight history secretary state air described crash house_of_commons took near thames bound cyprus carrying cargo relief crew raf police dog police dogs low cloud feet visibility feet easterly wind knots aircraft climbed engine port wing developed fuel leak flight crew responded shutting engine propeller flight crew declared emergency requested blind approach controller alerted emergency services ground short time later cockpit instruments alerted flight crew large loss fuel fuel tank second tanks port wing effort stop leak crew activated fuel tank left tank turned final approach raf crew attempted increase power remaining engines engine port wing failed respond began lose speed height knowing reach airfield captain tried land field aircraft struck number high tension cables group trees tore port wing fuselage impact ground aircraft destroyed house crashing upside garden described witnessed plane came flying low wing hit tree ground immediately crashed ordinary brick house pre slid ground yards burst flames flames terrific hot near help inside occupants plane thrown clear plane wing hit tree cleared buildings landed fields reached airfield aircraft crashed minutes near miles south year old lived house eyewitness said swept away killed year old houses read electricity meter killed tail section aircraft crashed farmhouse near main wreckage trapping seriously injuring kitchen house later freed emergency workers plane carrying large fuel flight cyprus instantly caught fire newspaper reported wreckage scattered quarters mile force explosion sent main giant plane fuselage tearing field carrying petrol debris emergency workers worked hours free survivors bodies fuselage civilians building ground crew passengers number raf police dogs killed initial impact ensuing fire crew passengers raf police dog survived rescue local scene hay realised aircraft crash ran help joined working tractor yards crash site richards helped rescue survivors wreckage said hear pilot shouting help richards climbed burning wreckage rescued pilot warned police dogs plane dangerous loose rear plane pilot asked richards help men tail aircraft richards told local newspaper mass flames near richards found dog alive cage released found suffering burns hiding inspector later arrived took injured dog badly injured dog dogs later found dead wreckage fire engines station fought blaze fire engines raced scene sprayed foam wreckage soon cool assisted policemen raf men began search half hour recovered bodies took injured survivors crash oxford raf men aircraft civilian trapped house man rescued alive died way hospital force deployed officers clear traffic help reach later day described men dangerously ill chaplain medical officer flying officer joined rescue hour half crash rescued surviving dog continued rescue work hours removed bodies wreckage raf document states stage gas cylinder bottle exploded near officers fire began gain ground continued search wreckage clear survivors investigation investigated crash found caused loss power nos engines mounted port wing told house_of_commons fuel tanks port feed collector box port engines fed available evidence including aircraft fuel system clear non return valve port tank collector box fitted reverse fuel supply nos port tanks switched flight ward continued saying loss power caused shut measure fuel starvation engine caused incorrectly fitted non return valve supply line fuel tank fuel tank isolated smaller fuel tanks port wing selected flight fitted valve supervisor prosecuted charged technician court punished board noted fuel available smaller tanks flight captain bear responsibility tanks ward said owing nature flight fuel smaller tanks large assumed captain reason believe port engines operate main port tanks individually captain killed accident charges brought crew aftermath response disaster non return valve redesigned error impossible aviation author wrote crash design standards changed threads end manufactured totally different items like non return valve simply assembled wrong sense perry wrote amazed people tried seven years realising mistake looking manual quietly gone impossible awards parts rescue harrison awarded medal heroism raf praised courage high order refusing hope finding survivors wreckage praised investigators praised efforts monuments march memorial bench plaques installed plaques museum hangar number memorials installation arranged dog fort july memorial installed surviving aircraft fort east yorkshire march unveiled temporary monument crash site green researcher working display crash placed fort visited site weeks anniversary noted lack local memorial site charity memorial rapidly ordered efforts locate survivors families involved sent local branches thames valley police despite short notice people attended including raf police representing dogs flight sergeant air dog unit kent played post dogs present joined post attended memorial events short service began unveiling plaque verses read names killed injured read laid behalf 1st heath scouts helped research leader dog event local resident raf member offered create permanent memorial featuring names lost details incident march oak pyramid inscribed names dead installed permanent monument carved resident served raf plans 60th anniversary crash end profit group called memorial mob working
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