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| Date: | Monday 10 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson C Mk 19 |
| Owner/operator: | Gibraltar SF RAF |
| Registration: | TX174 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea off RAF North Front -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Lost height during a single engine approach to Gibraltar when the undercarriage was lowered and ditched into the Mediterranean.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Gibraltar
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2012 03:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Mar-2012 03:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2013 12:55 | n | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Nov-2019 17:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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