Strewn over the steep side of a chalk pit in the Isle of Wight today (Saturday) is the wreckage of the Aquila Airways double-decker flying boat 'Sydney', which crashed last night on these slopes and burst into flames. The search for the bodies was continuing today. Of the 58 people on board 43 were killed. The 15 survivors are all in hospital. The aircraft hit the cliff face after leaving Southampton bound for Madeira and Las Palmas. [Transport, aviation, accident, disaster, tragedy, aeroplane] 16 November 1957