Narrative:
Crashed into the sea off Elba. The wreckage was found on March 22, 1954 during the search for a missing BOAC DH.106 Comet jetliner (G-ALYP) that had crashed into the sea, January 10, 1954.
» CAA register
» Townsville Daily Bulletin
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 29 October 1948 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 14-08 Super Electra |
| Operator: | R.A. Brand & Co. Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-AKPD |
| MSN: | 1429 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Elba [Tyrrhenian Sea] ( Italy)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom |
| Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
Crashed into the sea off Elba. The wreckage was found on March 22, 1954 during the search for a missing BOAC DH.106 Comet jetliner (G-ALYP) that had crashed into the sea, January 10, 1954.
Sources:
» Britain's own Lost: the plane that disappeared (Guardian 14-8-2005)» CAA register
» Townsville Daily Bulletin
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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 London-Croydon Airport to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 1425 km (891 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from London-Croydon Airport to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 1425 km (891 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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