Date: | Friday 6 October 1961 |
Time: | |
Type: | Blackburn Beverley C.1 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | XM110 |
MSN: | 1046 |
Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
Engine model: | Bristol Centaurus 173 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Bahrain International Airport (BAH) -
Bahrain
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:A bomb had been placed aboard the Beverley in Kuwait. It exploded after the flight back to Bahrain.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Beverley Association
UK Serials Resource Centre
Location
Images:
photo (c) John Auger; Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI); October 1961
photo (c) John Auger; Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI); October 1961
photo (c) John Auger; Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI); October 1961
photo (c) Tony King; Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI); 1964
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