ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland DH.86 Express G-ADEB Altenkirchen
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Status:
Date:Wednesday 12 August 1936
Time:03:00
Type:de Havilland DH.86 Express
Operator:British Airways Ltd.
Registration: G-ADEB
MSN: 2324
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Altenkirchen (   Germany)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Hannover Airport (HAJ/EDDV), Germany
Destination airport:Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield, Germany
Narrative:
A de Havilland DH.86 Express mail plane crashed in Germany while en route from Hannover to Cologne. Final destination was London, U.K.

Sources:
» De Havilland full production list
» Leeuwarder nieuwsblad 12-8-1936


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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Hannover Airport to Köln-Butzweilerhof Airfield as the crow flies is 251 km (157 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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