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Date: | Thursday 18 December 1958 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.104 Dove 5 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Ceylon Air Force |
Registration: | CS403 |
MSN: | 04489 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | China Bay Airport, Trincomalee -
Sri Lanka
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | China Bay Airport (TRR) |
Destination airport: | Colombo |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Lost engine on take-off and crashed next to oil storage at the airfield. All on board killed.
Flt Lt A. Varatharasa, RCyAF - pilot
Flt Lt A.J.M. Shibly, RCyAF
Sgt A. Guy, RAF
LAC T.T. Peries, RCyAF
Maj A.J. Hacker, Royal Engineers
Sgt Maj G.A. Fernando, Ceylon Army Engineers
Sources:
1.
http://www.airforce.lk/history_pages.php?pages=the_barker_years 2. Singapore Standard 19 December 1958, p14
3. Ceylon Daily News, 19 & 20 December 1958
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Mar-2019 09:29 |
TB |
Added |
26-Dec-2021 09:52 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Operator] |