Narrative:
"Loch Invar" crashed 10 miles off course at Beinn Uird. Pilot Capt. Douglas S. King, co-pilot F/O D. E. Eveleigh and R/O J. W. Elliot died.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 22 April 1940 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra |
| Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AFKD |
| MSN: | 1484 |
| First flight: | 1938 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Loch Lomond, Scotland ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Perth International Airport (PSL/EGPT), United Kingdom |
| Heston Airport, United Kingdom |
"Loch Invar" crashed 10 miles off course at Beinn Uird. Pilot Capt. Douglas S. King, co-pilot F/O D. E. Eveleigh and R/O J. W. Elliot died.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Perth International Airport to Heston Airport as the crow flies is 580 km (362 miles).
Distance from Perth International Airport to Heston Airport as the crow flies is 580 km (362 miles).
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