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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Miles M.57 Aerovan 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Ads |
| Registration: | G-AJWD |
| MSN: | 6412 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Herzeele, near Dunkerque -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Belgium |
| UK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Nosed over in forced landing after loss of a propeller. Pilot unhurt.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k67392340/f1.item.zoom
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 July 1956 | G-AJWD | Air Ads Ltd | 0 | Overpelt, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2012 09:28 | TB | Added |
| 04-Feb-2014 19:52 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2014 03:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2020 08:18 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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