- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 13, 1950 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Near Hastings, England |
Operator: | British European Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | London - Paris |
AC Type: | Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
Registration: | G-AIVL |
cn / ln: | 225 |
Aboard: | 32 (passengers:28 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 0 (passengers:0 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While en route over the English Channel a explosion occurred in the lavoratory. The bomb blew a 8 ft. by 4 ft. hole in the fuselage seriously injuring a stewardess. The capltain was able to returnt to Northolt and make a safe landing. Detonation of a bomb in the toilet compartment under the towel receptical. A French passenger was suspected of making a suicide attempt. The plane was named "Vigalant,." |
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