{"id":19882,"date":"2026-07-28T13:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19882"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:36:41","slug":"engineer-georgie-buxton-killed-inside-plane-fuel-tank-after-heavy-machinery-collapsed-on-him-at-londons-heathrow-airport-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19882","title":{"rendered":"Engineer Georgie Buxton killed inside plane fuel tank after heavy machinery collapsed on him at London&#8217;s Heathrow Airport: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>An aircraft technician was killed in a plane\u2019s fuel tank when some heavy machinery collapsed on top of him while he was carrying out maintenance work at London\u2019s Heathrow Airport, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Georgie Buxton, 23, died earlier this month \u2013 just two years after starting his technician role at Virgin Atlantic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/39887654\/aircraft-engineer-crushed-death-plane-engine-heathrow\/\">the Sun reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was working on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane in one of the airport\u2019s hangars when the machinery collapsed on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40108089\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" 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Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to share that I\u2019m starting a new position as an Aircraft Technician at Virgin Atlantic,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/georgie-buxton-1aa6b8211?utm_source=share_via&amp;utm_content=profile&amp;utm_medium=member_ios\">wrote on social media<\/a> at the time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure working with all the engineers and mechanics whilst at Ryanair in Stansted and I\u2019ve been able to develop and learn a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow it\u2019s time to move on so I can develop and learn more on different airframes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40108091\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 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An inquest will be opened and adjourned at West London\u2019s Coroner\u2019s Court later this week.<\/p>\n<p>Virgin Atlantic has 17 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in its fleet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An aircraft technician was killed in a plane\u2019s fuel tank when some heavy machinery collapsed on top of him while he was carrying out maintenance work at London\u2019s Heathrow Airport, according to a report. 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