Viking Freighter Plane

Unsolved Murders

Age: n/a

Sex: male

Date: 2 Sep 1958

Place: Kelvin Gardens, Southall, Middlesex

A Vickers VC1 Viking, a twin engine freighter plane, crashed into some houses in Kelvin Gardens, Southall on 2 September 1958, killing seven people.

An open verdict was returned at the inquest after it was heard that disturbing facts had been revealed during the investigation showing that there was no doubt that breaches of regulations had been made.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

see Wikipedia

see YouTube

see Sussex History Forum

see Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 30 January 1959

see Daily Mirror - Friday 28 November 1958

see Western Mail - Friday 30 January 1959

see Daily Mirror - Friday 20 March 1959

see Liverpool Echo - Monday 06 July 1959

see Daily Mirror - Thursday 16 July 1959

see Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 27 January 1959

see Belfast Telegraph - Wednesday 26 November 1958

see Daily Mirror - Monday 07 September 1959

see Torbay Express and South Devon Echo - Friday 17 October 1958

see Daily Mirror - Wednesday 17 December 1958

see Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 16 December 1958

see Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 16 December 1958

see Daily Mirror - Tuesday 17 March 1959

see Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 28 November 1958

see Coventry Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 02 September 1958

see Daily Mirror - Monday 07 September 1959

see Unsolved 1958