ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220877
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 December 1953 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Avro Anson C.18 |
| Owner/operator: | Government of Afghanistan |
| Registration: | YA-A-2.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 10 mi from Herat airfield -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Afghan commercial airplane crashed in mist. Three Afghan crew, two members of a Russian Trade delegation and one German woman, wife of a professor in Herat.
Note: twelve Avro Anson C.18 (YA-A-251 to YA-A-262/cn 1465 to 1476) general purpose aircraft, equipped for police duties, liaison, transport and survey work by the Afghan Government, delivered 1948 to 1956. YA-A-251 lost in Pakistan on delivery flight 3 JUN 48. Replaced by YA-A-251(2), cn 1509.
Sources:
The Indian Express 2 January 1954, p6
Indian Daily Mail 9 January 1954, p1
http://s617306976.websitehome.co.uk/AYASMagazines/1966%2004.pdf
The Anson File
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2019 22:41 | TB | Added |
| 05-Mar-2019 08:40 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2019 08:49 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2019 18:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2021 23:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2021 23:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2021 00:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2021 00:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2021 00:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2021 19:32 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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