1981 dan air flight 240 flying to east midlands airport crashes 06 26
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Dan-Air Flight 240, flying to East Midlands Airport, crashes in Nailstone, Leicestershire. All three crew members perish.

On June 26, in the year 1981, Dan-Air Flight 240, flying to East Midlands Airport, crashes in Nailstone, Leicestershire. All three crew members perish. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of June 26, a notable event in this corner of history.

Dan-Air Flight 240 was a fatal accident involving a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 series 2A turboprop aircraft operated by Dan Air Services Limited on the first stage of a night mail flight from London Gatwick Airport to East Midlands Airport. The crash, which occurred on 26 June 1981 near the village of Nailstone, Leicestershire, following major structural failure caused by the failure of a cabin door, resulted in the aircraft's destruction and the deaths of all three on board.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on June 26, 1981 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 4 Wikipedia articles.
  • The event is associated with a specific geographical location (see map below).
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 19 February 2026.

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Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 26 Bill Frank, American-Canadian football player (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 26 Rollin King, American businessman, co-founded Southwest Airlines (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 26 Bob Mischak, American football player and coach (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 26 Julius Rudel, Austrian-American conductor (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 26 Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (born 1931)
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Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 26 Byron Looper, American politician (born 1964)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 26 Justin Miller, American baseball player (born 1977)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 26 Marc Rich, Belgian-American businessman (born 1934)
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Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 26 Pat Cummings, American basketball player (born 1956)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 26 Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1941)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 26 Mario O'Hara, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 26 Doris Singleton, American actress (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2011 Jun 26 Edith Fellows, American actress (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2011 Jun 26 Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer and coach (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2010 Jun 26 Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 4th President of Lithuania (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2010 Jun 26 Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (born 1912)
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