Incident Miles M.57 Aerovan 4 B-71,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28738
 
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Date:Saturday 17 July 1948
Time:
Type:Miles M.57 Aerovan 4
Owner/operator:Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force)
Registration: B-71
MSN: 6418
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:S of Tel Aviv -   Israel
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Force landed after engine failure. Murray Weissberg recovered, Spencer Boyd and three passengers killed on capture by Palestinians. Ex G-AJWI Mayfair Air Services, sold to IAF June 1948.

Sources:

http://myplace.frontier.com/~anneled/IAFinventory.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
11-Oct-2010 11:33 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
11-Oct-2010 12:07 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
28-Dec-2012 04:25 TB Updated [Operator, Source]
28-Dec-2012 04:39 TB Updated [Operator, Source]

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