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Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
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Bureau d'Archives
des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Accident description
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Date & Time
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20JUN1939
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Type of Aircraft
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Operator
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British American Air Services
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Registration
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G-AERE
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Location
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Forest in Teesdale
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Flight number
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Schedule |
Heston - Newcastle |
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Construction number
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6355
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Year of manufacture
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1937
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Crew on board
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2
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Pax on board
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1
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Crew fatalities
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2
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Pax fatalities
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1
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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3
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Circumstances |
While cruising in bad weather conditions, crew did not realise he was flying too low. Aircraft hit Mt Dora's Seat located near Middleton, killing all three occupants, a passenger, a pilot and a radionavigator. Visibility was low due to mist. |
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