Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 23 May 1940 |
Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign I |
Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
Registration: | G-ADSZ |
MSN: | AW.1164 |
First flight: | 1935 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Merville Airport (HZB) ( France)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Aircraft was on an international scheduled flight when over France, it was fired by German fighter. Crew diverted to Merville-Calonne Airport but on final approach, aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in a field. Occupant fate unknown.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Aeroplane October 2011
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.