Accident de Havilland DH.91 Albatross G-AFDK,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340836
 

Date:Friday 16 July 1943
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.91 Albatross
Owner/operator:British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC
Registration: G-AFDK
MSN: 6804
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Shannon-Rinneanna Airfield (SNN) -   Ireland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Bristol-Whitchurch Airport
Destination airport:Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN)
Narrative:
The aircraft named 'Fortuna' crashed on approach to Shannon.

Sources:

Foreign Aircraft Landings in Ireland 1939 - 1946

Images:


photo (c) IWM CH 14317; Whitchurch Airport

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