ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203342
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Date: | Wednesday 20 January 1954 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American Harvard Mk IIB |
Owner/operator: | 1340 Flt RAF |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | East Aberdare Range -
Kenya
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Liaison plane used by the RAF to bomb Mau Mau hideouts crashed in dense jungle. Pilot killed. Passenger was brought to safety by British troop patrols.
Sources:
1. The Montreal Gazette 21 January 1954, p2
2.
www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/114046-the-raf-s-contribution-to-the-mau-mau-conflict-in-kenya-1953-1955 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Dec-2017 19:03 |
TB |
Added |
09-Apr-2022 02:27 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
09-Apr-2022 03:19 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Operator] |
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