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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beagle A.109 Airedale |
| Owner/operator: | Cumberland Aviation Services |
| Registration: | G-ASCB |
| MSN: | B.527 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Mesão Frio -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Pedras Rubras/Porto | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Came down in river Douro, near Mesão Frio due to fuel exhaustion. British family of two adult and three children rescued by inhabitants slightly injured. Registration G-ASCB cancelled 26/8/64 as "aircraft destroyed".
The aircraft has been re-registered in Portugal (19June1968) as CS-AIB, in accordance with Portuguese Civil Aviation Register-1968.
Sources:
Diário de Lisboa 27 July 1964, p6
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1134571/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2009 22:31 | VHKDK | Added |
| 12-May-2012 15:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2012 11:46 | JFigueiredo | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Aug-2015 10:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2018 19:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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