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| Date: | Friday 27 January 1961 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.104 Dove 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Aer Chór na hÈireann (Irish Air Corps) |
| Registration: | 188 |
| MSN: | 04503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Shannon -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shannon Airport (EINN) |
| Shannon Airport (EINN) |
Crashed on approach in high winds.
Sources:
http://www.worldairpics.com/forum/index.php?topic=2611.0
http://web.archive.org/web/20160303181540/http://www.irishairpics.com/aircorps/aircorps_history/register.php
Passauer Neue Presse 28 January 1961, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2008 19:59 | W.Fischdick | Added |
| 15-Mar-2010 13:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2011 18:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2012 11:37 | Broken Wing | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Mar-2012 09:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Sep-2012 14:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2012 10:34 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2014 19:22 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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