ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220168
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| Date: | Monday 7 March 1949 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Republic RC-3 Seabee |
| Owner/operator: | Hindustan Airways |
| Registration: | VT-CSV |
| MSN: | 970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dum Dum airfield -
 India
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Four Seabees of Hindustan Airways blown away into a ditch during a severe hailstorm and damaged beyond repair. Also damaged were a DC-3 of "Indian Overseas Airways Corporation" (scheduled to leave for a night mail flight to Nagpur) with one wing broken and a DC-3 of Airways (India) Ltd.
Sources:
The Indian Express 10 March 1949, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2018 21:56 | TB | Added |
| 10-Nov-2021 15:41 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 08-Dec-2023 16:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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