Mayday

Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M)

Aired Sep 8, 2010 · 1:00 PM ET · 45 min

On 22 August 1985, An engine caught fire during the takeoff phase of a British charter flight from Manchester, England to the Greek island of Corfu. Despite a successfully abandoned takeoff, 55 of the 137 passengers and crew are killed as the aircraft burned on the runway. AKA "Manchester Runway Disaster"