ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173170
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| Date: | Friday 13 March 1953 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax |
| Owner/operator: | Egyptian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 55 km from Cairo -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Fayid, Cairo, Egypt | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Four-engined Egyptian Air Force plane crashed in the desert while returning from a training flight to Saudi Arabia. Likely a bomber airplane (Handley Page Halifax/Avro Lancaster).
Sources:
1. El Litoral 15 March 1953, p1
2. The Indian Express 15 March 1953, p7
3. The Straits Times 16 March 1953, p2
4. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/23518/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2015 19:02 | TB | Added |
| 02-Jan-2019 19:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2019 19:51 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Jan-2019 19:53 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Feb-2019 08:48 | TB | Updated [Date, Time] |
| 04-Mar-2019 20:37 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2019 23:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2020 08:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2020 08:26 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2021 22:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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