Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 OCT 1961 |
| Type: | Blackburn Beverley C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XM110 |
| C/n / msn: | 1046 |
| First flight: | 1958-03-19 (3 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Bristol 173 Centaurus |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bahrain International Airport (BAH) (Bahrain)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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A bomb had been placed aboard the Beverley in Kuwait. It exploded after the flight back to Bahrain.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» The Beverley Association
» UK Serials Resource Centre
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
