Qualla: Winter Hill Air Disaster https://qualla.com/winter-hill-air-disaster en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:23 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Winter Hill Air Disaster https://qualla.com/winter-hill-air-disaster Winter Hill Air Disaster: Introduction https://qualla.com/winter-hill-air-disaster/ They were going to a car show. On 27 February 1958, a Bristol 170 Freighter operated by Manx Airlines on charter lifted off from Ronaldsway Airport on the Isle of Man carrying a group of people connected to the island's motor trade. Their destination was Manchester Ringway Airport. They planned to visit the Exide Battery factory at Clifton Junction and attend the Manchester car show. They never arrived. In heavy snow, the aircraft -- call sign Charlie Sierra -- flew into Winter Hill, five miles southeast of Chorley in Lancashire, killing 35 of the 42 people on board.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/w/1/winter-hill-air-disaster-wp/gcw1-winter-hill-air-disaster-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Winter Hill Air Disaster: Into the Snow https://qualla.com/winter-hill-air-disaster/ The flight had received clearance from air traffic control at Manchester Ringway and was navigating inland toward the Wigan Beacon, a non-directional beacon in the Manchester Zone that transmitted a recognition signal of 'MYK' in Morse code on a frequency of 316 kHz. The beacon h...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/w/1/winter-hill-air-disaster-wp/gcw1-winter-hill-air-disaster-the-inquirys-findings.mp3 0:06 4 full Winter Hill Air Disaster: The Hill Remembers https://qualla.com/winter-hill-air-disaster/ Winter Hill remains a prominent feature of the Lancashire landscape, its summit crowned by the transmitting station that was already there when the aircraft struck the hillside. The moorland terrain looks much as it did in 1958 -- open, exposed, and unforgiving in poor weather. T...

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