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| Date: | Saturday 17 July 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Miles M.57 Aerovan 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force) |
| Registration: | B-71 |
| MSN: | 6418 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Tel Aviv -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Force landed after engine failure. Murray Weissberg recovered, Spencer Boyd and three passengers killed on capture by Palestinians. Ex G-AJWI Mayfair Air Services, sold to IAF June 1948.
Sources:
http://myplace.frontier.com/~anneled/IAFinventory.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Oct-2010 11:33 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2010 12:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2012 04:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 28-Dec-2012 04:39 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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