The DC-10, which makes its final passenger flight later, has been labelled a “death trap”, hailed as a “workhorse” and even immortalised in a Clash song.

For some, the controversial aircraft’s last landing at Birmingham Airport will mark the end of an era in consumer aviation. But how will the rest of the world remember it?

First put into service in 1971, the American-made “trijet” was one of several aircraft credited with shaping modern air travel.

But its early history was marred by several high-profile crashes as the result of a fatal design flaw.

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