§ 77. Mr. Rankinasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he accepts the conclusion in the report of the Second German Inquiry that the accident to the Ambassador aircraft at Munich in February, 1958, was due to ice on the wing upper surfaces.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuThe report was made to the German authorities and it is not for me to accept or reject it.
§ Mr. Rankinasked the President of the Board of Trade in view of the fact that the results of the inquiry carried out by experts at the Royal Aircraft Establishment on the causes of the Munich air disaster in February, 1958, conflict with the conclusions reached by the recent German Commission, if he will now appoint an official British Court of Inquiry to report on this matter.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuIt would be impracticable to hold a further inquiry, having regard in particular to the time which has elapsed since the accident occurred, and the problems of bringing the necessary evidence.