| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 16 June 1943 |
| Time: | 08:35 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 414 Hudson VI |
| Operating for: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Leased from: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FK459 |
| MSN: | 6935 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT) ( Sudan)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
Stalled off a tight left hand turn from 800 feet on final approach to Khartoum, spun into the ground and burst into flames. Fuel starvation, probably caused by a partial air lock due to surging of petrol in near empty tanks, was thought to have caused the port engine to cut on the turn.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» For Your Tomorrow: A record of New Zealanders who have died while serving with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915 - by Errol W Martyn» rafcommands.com
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