- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 19, 1949
Time: 09:45
Location: Near Coventry, Warks, England
Operator: British European Airways / Military - British
Flight #: ?
Route: London - Glasgow
AC Type: Douglas DC-3 / Avro Anson
Registration: G-AHCW/VV243
cn / ln: 13308
Aboard: 14   (passengers:6  crew:8)
Fatalities: 14   (passengers:6  crew:8)
Ground: 0
Summary: Midair collision between a DC-3 and a RAF Avro Anson at 4,500 feet. Both planes disintegrated and fell to the ground. Ten killed on the DC-3, four on the Avro Anson. Failure on the part of the pilot of each aircraft to ensure the maintenance of an effective lookout.
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