Narrative:
The Handley Page HP.42E named "Hannibal" went missing over the Gulf of Oman with four crew and four passengers on board.
Wreckage washed up on the Iranian coast at Ras al Kuh, about 25 miles east of Jask.
» El Litoral 2-3-1940
» Flight, March 7, 1940
accident date: 01-03-1940
type: Handley Page HP.42E
registration: G-AAGX
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 1 March 1940 |
| Type: | Handley Page HP.42E |
| Operator: | Imperial Airways |
| Registration: | G-AAGX |
| MSN: | HP.42/1 |
| First flight: | 1930-11-14 (9 years 4 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 55 km (34.4 mls) off Dibba, Oman [Gulf of Oman] ( Indian Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jiwani Airport (JIW/OPJI), Pakistan |
| Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ), United Arab Emirates |
The Handley Page HP.42E named "Hannibal" went missing over the Gulf of Oman with four crew and four passengers on board.
Wreckage washed up on the Iranian coast at Ras al Kuh, about 25 miles east of Jask.
Sources:
» Early Aviation Disasters / D. Gero, 2011» El Litoral 2-3-1940
» Flight, March 7, 1940
Photos
accident date: 01-03-1940
type: Handley Page HP.42E
registration: G-AAGX
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Jiwani Airport to Sharjah Airport as the crow flies is 629 km (393 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Jiwani Airport to Sharjah Airport as the crow flies is 629 km (393 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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