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| Date: | Saturday 17 January 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Airways (India) |
| Registration: | VT-CQA |
| MSN: | 04077 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chivitavecchia, RM -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Marsaille |
| Rome | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in mountainous region of Monterano 40 miles northwest of Rome on delivery flight to India from London via Marsaille, Rome and Cairo. Two pilots and a woman, all UK citizen.
Sources:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1325162/
The Indian Express 20 January 1948, p6
La Stampa 19 January 1948, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2012 12:26 | TB | Added |
| 05-Dec-2013 18:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Apr-2014 19:58 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 30-Jun-2018 11:16 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jun-2018 13:56 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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