Mid-air collision Accident Percival Gull Six VT-AJD,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26370
 
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Date:Thursday 23 February 1939
Time:
Type:Percival Gull Six
Owner/operator:Indian National Airways
Registration: VT-AJD
MSN: K.72
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:30 mi N of Karachi -   Pakistan
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Karachi
Destination airport:Lahore
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after collision with Beech E17B VT-AKJ. Pilot B.D. Sharma killed.

Sources:

1. World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vt-aaa.pdf
Algemeen Handelsblad
24-02-1939


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
07-Apr-2011 04:36 TB Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
20-Jan-2013 09:42 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Jan-2013 09:45 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source]
15-Feb-2021 19:30 TB Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Feb-2021 20:48 TB Updated [Other fatalities]
11-Sep-2021 19:00 Cobar Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]

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