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| Date: | Wednesday 26 January 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | African Air Cars |
| Registration: | VP-KDI |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tanga, Tanganikya -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tanga, Tanganikya (now Tanzania) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
VP-KDI Avro Anson I ex RAF MG245 (UK CofA 8957 issued 10.10.47) Registered 31.10.47 to African Air Cars Ltd. Badly damaged on landing Tanga Aerodrome, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) 26.1.49; not known if ever repaired. Possibly not repaired, as registration VP-KDI cancelled as "Withdrawn from use" 31.1.51.
Sources:
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vp-kaa.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20151124050008/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/Pays/K/Kenya.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Mar-2012 07:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2012 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2022 09:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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