Narrative:
A bomb had been placed aboard the Beverley in Kuwait. It exploded after the flight back to Bahrain.
Damaged on the ground
» The Beverley Association
» UK Serials Resource Centre
accident date: 06-10-1961
type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
registration: XM110
accident date: 06-10-1961
type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
registration: XM110
accident date: 06-10-1961
type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
registration: XM110
accident date: 06-10-1961
type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
registration: XM110
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 6 October 1961 |
| Type: |  Blackburn Beverley C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XM110 |
| MSN: | 1046 |
| First flight: | 1958-03-19 (3 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Bristol Centaurus 173 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bahrain International Airport (BAH) ( Bahrain)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
A bomb had been placed aboard the Beverley in Kuwait. It exploded after the flight back to Bahrain.
Classification:
SabotageDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» The Beverley Association
» UK Serials Resource Centre
Photos
accident date: 06-10-1961
type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
registration: XM110
accident date: 06-10-1961
type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
registration: XM110
accident date: 06-10-1961
type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
registration: XM110
accident date: 06-10-1961
type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
registration: XM110
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