- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 24, 1942 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Off West Africa |
Operator: | British Overseas Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Lagos - Bathurst - Lisbon - Poole |
AC Type: | Short S-30 (flying boat) |
Registration: | G-AFCZ |
cn / ln: | S-885 |
Aboard: | 19 (passengers:13 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 19 (passengers:13 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Possible catastrophic in-flight fire possibly related to the design of its fuel-intake system, 90 minutes after departure. |
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