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Date: | Saturday 23 September 1961 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.104 Devon C Mk1 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
Registration: | VP964 |
MSN: | 04257 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Kobberminebugt -
Greenland
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Narsarsuaq (BGBW), Greenland |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ditched into shallow water after being unable to locate the airfield. The crew and passengers escaped but the aircraft was covered by the rising tide. Wreckage was sold as G-AOIZ which was allocated in 1956 (see G-INFO) and cancelled as destroyed on 23 Sep 61
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Jul-2011 12:49 |
TB |
Added |
09-Jul-2011 14:59 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
20-Sep-2017 20:07 |
Anon. |
Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
21-Sep-2019 09:43 |
MatthewC |
Updated [Narrative] |
09-Jun-2022 02:41 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
31-May-2023 13:48 |
TB |
Updated |
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