Alor Setar | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Butterworth to attack Japanese positions at Singora. The airplane was attacked by enemy fire and the Squadron Leader was killed. The crew elected to return to base but the airplane crash landed in Alor Setar and was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
S/L Arthur Stewart King Scarf, pilot, †
F/Sgt G. W. Calder,
F/Sgt C. G. Rich.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Alor Setar

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L1103

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

8386

YOM:

1938

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After landing at Alor Setar Airport, the bomber went out of control, collided with a fire tender and came to rest. The crew was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 618 Ten in Alor Setar

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Avro 618 Ten

Operator:

Registration:

VH-UNA

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Hobart – Sydney – Alor Setar – London

MSN:

388

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1930

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Shortly after takeoff, the three engine airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. It stalled and crashed in a rice paddy field located past the runway end. All four occupants escaped with minor injuries and the airplane named 'Southern Sun' was damaged beyond repair. It departed Hobart and a mail flight to London with intermediate stops in Sydney and Alor Setar, carrying a load consisting of 52,000 Christmas' letters for a total weight of 1,500 kilos.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be established. However, the takeoff roll has been completed from a terrain whose surface was soaked by recent rains. So, the performances of the aircraft may have been reduced until the rotation. A power loss of the center engine was also suspected.