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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol 170 Freighter 21 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Pakistan Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Suberi, Rajastan -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gilgit Airport (GIL/OPGT) |
| Peshawar Airport (PEW/OPPS) |
Crashed into a mountain between Gilgit and Peshawar, Pakistan in poor weather conditions.
Sources:
The Straits Times 12 April 1950, p3
The Indian Daily Mail 13 April 1950, p3
The Indian Express - Apr 12, 1950
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