1956 Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash
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On 24 June 1956, a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) four-engined Canadair C-4 Argonaut airliner crashed into a tree on departure from Kano Airport in Nigeria, three crew and 29 passengers were killed.[1][2]
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Accident | |
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Date | 24 June 1956 |
Summary | Crashed on take-off following encounter with microburst |
Site | Kano Airport, Nigeria 12.046891°N 8.51809°E / 12.046891; 8.51809 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Canadair C-4 Argonaut |
Aircraft name | Argo |
Operator | British Overseas Airways Corporation |
Registration | G-ALHE |
Flight origin | Kano Airport, Nigeria |
Destination | Tripoli International Airport (Idris Airport), Libya |
Passengers | 38 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 32 |
Survivors | 13 |
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