- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 05, 1948 |
Time: | 1430 |
Location: | Near Berlin, Germany |
Operator: | British European Airways / Military - Soviet Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | London - Berlin |
AC Type: | Vickers Viking 1B & Soviet YAK-3 fighter |
Registration: | G-AIVP |
cn / ln: | 229 |
Aboard: | 14 (passengers:10 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 14 (passengers:10 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft was circling Gatow in preparation for landing when the DC-3 collided head on with the Russian Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter, which was performing aerobatics. A total of 14 killed on the Vickers Viking and one on the YAK fighter. The collision was caused by the action of the Yak fighter's pilot, which was in disregard of the accepted rules of flying. |
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