A small medical transport aircraft crashed in a dramatic fireball seconds after taking off from London Southend Airport on Sunday afternoon, forcing the indefinite closure of the airport and triggering a massive emergency response. The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, operated by Dutch company Zeusch Aviation, crashed at approximately 3:58 PM local time on July 13, 2025. The 12-meter turboprop aircraft had been on a multi-leg journey from Athens, Greece, through Pula, Croatia, to Southend, and was heading to Lelystad in the Netherlands when the accident occurred. In a particularly poignant detail captured by eyewitnesses, the pilots had friendly interactions … Continue reading Medical Transport Plane Crashes Seconds After London Takeoff