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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.104 Devon C Mk1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VP964 |
| MSN: | 04257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kobberminebugt -
 Greenland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Narsarsuaq (BGBW), Greenland |
Ditched into shallow water after being unable to locate the airfield. The crew and passengers escaped but the aircraft was covered by the rising tide. Wreckage was sold as G-AOIZ which was allocated in 1956 (see G-INFO) and cancelled as destroyed on 23 Sep 61
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2011 12:49 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jul-2011 14:59 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Sep-2017 20:07 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Sep-2019 09:43 | MatthewC | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2022 02:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 31-May-2023 13:48 | TB | Updated |
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