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Date: | Thursday 12 October 1961 |
Time: | morning |
Type: | de Havilland Canada Beaver AL1 |
Owner/operator: | British Army Air Corps (AAC) |
Registration: | XP812 |
MSN: | 1468 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Minden AB -
Germany
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Minden AB |
Destination airport: | Middle Wallop |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Engine failed shortly after take off due to fuel starvation. Pilot made a forced landing in a field (Cat.5), slightly injuring the occupants including Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) General Sir James Cassels (54). Became instructional airframe. Sold as G-BMGE in 1985.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 13.10.1961, p2
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn1468.html
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
Revision history:
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