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| Date: | Friday 7 May 1926 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers 61 Vulcan |
| Owner/operator: | Leslie Hamilton |
| Registration: | G-EBEM |
| MSN: | 5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off coast of Italy -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Brooklands Aerodrome, Surrey |
| North Africa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared off the coast of Italy under unknown circumstances on 7 May 1926. Crew was performing a special flight from Brooklands to North Africa. En route, while cruising off the Italian coast, the single engine aircraft disappeared into the sea. Search And Rescue efforts were abandoned after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Mar-2011 14:07 | Johnny Johnny | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Feb-2014 02:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2017 12:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 20-Jan-2024 18:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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