ASN Aircraft accident Short S.25 Sunderland 3 G-AGET Calcutta
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Date:Friday 15 February 1946
Type:Silhouette image of generic ss25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Short S.25 Sunderland 3
Operator:British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC
Registration: G-AGET
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First flight: 1943
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Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Calcutta (   India)
Phase: Standing (STD)
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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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