Status: | |
Date: | Friday 15 February 1946 |
Type: | Short S.25 Sunderland 3 |
Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
Registration: | G-AGET |
MSN: | |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Calcutta ( India)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:Burned out while refuelling. The Sunderland flying boat caught fire due to an explosion on an adjacent barge on River Hooghly and was sunk. One fitter was killed and 13 injured; crew unhurt.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» The Indian Express 16 February 1946, p5
» The Indian Express 28 February 1946, p5
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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.