ASN Aircraft accident Avro 691 Lancastrian C.1 G-AGMF Rouen
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Date:Tuesday 20 August 1946
Time:06:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic a691 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Avro 691 Lancastrian C.1
Operator:British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC
Registration: G-AGMF
MSN: 1186
First flight:
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Rouen (   France)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed when the crew descended through clouds without having established their position correctly.

Sources:
» L'Echo d'Oran 21 August 1946, p1
» The Civil Aircraft Registers of Great Britain
» WAAS


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