Technical fault most likely cause - report

A report into the Tuskar Rock plane crash in 1968 has concluded that the Aer Lingus plane was not brought down by a British army missile.

A report into the Tuskar Rock plane crash in 1968 has concluded that the Aer Lingus plane was not brought down by a British army missile.

The report says that a technical fault in the tail of the Viscount aircraft was the most likely cause of the crash, which claimed 61 lives on March 24th, 1968.

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