ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222587
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| Date: | Sunday 22 May 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boulton-Paul Balliol T.2 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Ceylon Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Katunayake, Negombo -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and burned when testing Oxygen apparatus. Canopy came off and P/O C. Chelvarajan lost control. Date probably earlier.
Sources:
1. Indian Daily Mail 23 May 1955, p4
2. https://www.airforce.lk/history_pages.php?pages=of_men_and_material
3. https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2009/03/01/rev01.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 22:04 | TB | Added |
| 26-Dec-2021 09:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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