Air disaster

1956 BOAC Argonaut accident

24 Jun 1956 · 12.05° N, 8.52° E

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When
24 Jun 1956
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
12.05° N, 8.52° E
Description
Airplane crash incident
Deaths
32

1956 Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash

Airplane crash incident

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 the Federation of Nigeria, three crew and 29 passengers were killed.

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