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| Date: | Thursday 23 February 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E17B Staggerwing |
| Owner/operator: | Indian National Airways |
| Registration: | VT-AKJ |
| MSN: | 232 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 mi N of Karachi -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Karachi |
| Lahore | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after collision with Vega Gull VT-AJD.
Sources:
1. World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vt-aaa.pdf
Algemeen Handelsblad
24-02-1939
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2011 04:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2013 09:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2021 19:32 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2021 20:47 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 11-Sep-2021 18:59 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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