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| Date: | Thursday 21 February 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated 32-2 Liberator II |
| Owner/operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AGEM |
| MSN: | 26 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charlottetown, PE (YYG) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Prestwick |
| Montreal |
Force landed in icing conditions. Caught fire. 2nd pilot, Capt. D.W. Ray died.
Capt. Poole, PIC, Mr Rennie ,radio officer, mr. Wright, flying eng, were badly burned.
Eight passengers escaped unhurt. Air mail destroyed.
Sources:
The Airplane, 1946
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 August 1943 | 42-107274 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF | 5 | 1,6 km from Tezpur Airport (TEZ) |  |
w/o |
Location
Images:
photo (c) IWM CH 14375; Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2024 09:41 | Zerocinquanta | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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