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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta in the Sundarban National Park

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Operator:
Registration:
DG454
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
AW.786
YOM:
1932
Location:
Sundarban National Park
West Bengal
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons in the Sundarban National Park and was destroyed by a post crash fire. There were no casualties among the crew.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta in Kisumu: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Operator:
Registration:
G-ABTG
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
London – Kisumu – Cape Town
MSN:
AW.785
YOM:
1932
Location:
Kisumu
Nyanza
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Africa
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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