Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta in Kisumu: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 27, 1938
Registration:
G-ABTG
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
London – Kisumu – Cape Town
MSN:
AW.785
YOM:
1932
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport, the four engine aircraft lost height and impacted the ground nose first before coming to rest. All four crew members were killed.
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