Air disaster

1961 Derby Aviation crash

7 Oct 1961 · 42.52° N, 2.46° E

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When
7 Oct 1961
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
42.52° N, 2.46° E
Description
aviation incident in France
Deaths
34

1961 Derby Aviation crash

Aviation incident in France

The 1961 Derby Aviation crash refers to the fatal crash of a Douglas Dakota IV, registration G-AMSW, operated by Derby Aviation, the forerunner of British Midland Airways, on the mountain of Canigó, France, on 7 October 1961. All 34 on board were killed.

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