Engineer, just 23, 'crushed to death in Boeing 787 fuel tank' at Heathrow Airport

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Engineer, just 23, 'crushed to death in Boeing 787 fuel tank' at Heathrow Airport.

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A 23-year-old engineer is believed to have been crushed to death inside a Boeing 787's fuel tank at Heathrow Airport.Georgie Buxton was carrying out maintenance tests on a Virgin jet when some of its machinery suddenly collapsed onto him.The carrier is now in talks with Boeing after the horrific incident.It is not immediately clear what caused the collapse, while the aircraft in question has been grounded, a source familiar with the matter told The Sun.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "Georgie was a young and very loved member of the team.

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Everyone at Virgin is in shock," the source said."Heavy metal cannot fall from a jet machinery and the plane be allowed to continue flying," the source added.Mr Buxton began working as an aircraft technician at Virgin Atlantic two years ago.He excitedly posted on social media that he was looking forward to learning new and different airframes at Virgin Atlantic, after previously working at Ryanair.Mr Buxton, who lived near Heathrow in west London,...

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