Engineer killed inside plane fuel tank after heavy machinery collapsed on him at London’s Heathrow Airport: report
An aircraft technician was killed in a plane’s fuel tank when some heavy machinery collapsed on top of him while he was carrying out maintenance work at London’s Heathrow Airport, according to a report. Georgie Buxton, 23, died earlier this month – just two years after starting his technician role at Virgin Atlantic, the Sun reported.
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An aircraft technician was killed in a plane’s fuel tank when some heavy machinery collapsed on top of him while he was carrying out maintenance work at London’s Heathrow Airport, according to a report. Georgie Buxton, 23, died earlier this month – just two years after starting his technician role at Virgin Atlantic, the Sun reported. He was working on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane in one of the airport’s hangars when the machinery collapsed on him. He was in intensive care for four weeks following the accident before life support was switched off earlier this month.
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- An aircraft technician was killed in a plane’s fuel tank when some heavy machinery collapsed on top of him while he was carrying out maintenance work at London’s Heathrow Airport, according to a report. Georgie Buxton, 23, died earlier this month – just two years after starting his technician role at Virgin Atlantic, the Sun reported.
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