Narrative:
The aircraft named 'Fortuna' crashed on approach to Shannon.
accident date: 16-07-1943
type: de Havilland DH.91 Albatross
registration: G-AFDK
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 16 July 1943 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.91 Albatross |
| Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AFDK |
| MSN: | 6804 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Shannon-Rinneanna Airfield (SNN) ( Ireland)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bristol-Whitchurch Airport, United Kingdom |
| Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN), Ireland |
The aircraft named 'Fortuna' crashed on approach to Shannon.
Sources:
» Foreign Aircraft Landings in Ireland 1939 - 1946Photos
accident date: 16-07-1943
type: de Havilland DH.91 Albatross
registration: G-AFDK
Map
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 Bristol-Whitchurch Airport to Shannon Airport as the crow flies is 453 km (283 miles).
Distance from Bristol-Whitchurch Airport to Shannon Airport as the crow flies is 453 km (283 miles).
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