Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 into the Gulf of Martaban: 11 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1949 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
XY-ABO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Yangon – Moulmein
MSN:
4176
YOM:
1948
Location:
Gulf of Martaban
All Myanmar
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
At 0810, while cruising vertical to the Gulf of Martaban in good weather conditions, the crew informed ground about his ETA in Moulmein at 0845LT. Sixteen minutes later, the crew informed ground about a new ETA and this was the last radio transmission. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Moulmein, SAR operations were conducted and few debris were found in the Gulf of Martaban but unfortunately, no trace of the 11 occupants.
Crew:
P. H. Sparrow, pilot,
L. A. Stephens, radio officer.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidence, it as not possible to determine the exact cause of the accident.

Crash of an Avro 616 Avian IVM in the Gulf of Martaban: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Avro 616 Avian IVM
Operator:
F. B. Taylor
Registration:
G-AAKA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mawlamyine - Yangon
MSN:
324
YOM:
1930
Location:
Gulf of Martaban
All Myanmar
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew (G. W. Salt and F. B. Taylor) departed Mawlamyine on a flight to Yangon. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Gulf of Martaban. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
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