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| Date: | Sunday 9 September 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada Beaver AL1 |
| Owner/operator: | British Army Air Corps (AAC) |
| Registration: | XP815 |
| MSN: | 1474 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vólos, Thessalía -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vólos Airstrip (LGVO) |
Crashed. top window sunblind fell down over pilots face during takeoff causing loss of vision & crash.
Sources:
http://www.dhc-2.com/id726.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 10-Jul-2011 08:20 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2011 10:39 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Oct-2013 18:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2014 11:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2016 16:07 | G-B | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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