British Midland Airways Crash

Date: June 4, 1967 • Location: Stockport, United Kingdom

A chartered British Midland Airways aircraft crashed near Stockport, England, killing 72 of the 84 people on board.

British Midland Airways Ltd., trading at various times throughout its history as British Midland, and bmi British Midland International, was an airline in the United Kingdom with its head office in Donington Hall in Castle Donington, close to East Midlands Airport, England. The airline flew to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Central Asia from its main hub at London Heathrow Airport, where at its peak it held about 13% of all slots and operated over 2,000 flights a week. BMI was a member of Star Alliance from 1 July 2000 until 20 April 2012.