ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16182
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Shaibah SF RAF |
| Registration: | L4667 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Al-Jahra, 15 mi W of Kuwait City -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shaibah, Basrah Governate, Iraq |
En route, while on a supply mission, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and attempted to make an emergency landing near Al-Jahra, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Kuwait City (at approximate co ordinates 29°21′N 47°41′E). While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all three crew members were unhurt.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1996)
5. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205039958
6. http://www.skeetww2.co.uk/skeethist2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2008 17:00 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Aug-2017 15:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2018 13:03 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2018 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2019 18:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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