Accident description
| Status: | |
| Date: | 23 MAR 1946 |
| Type: | Avro 691 Lancastrian 1 |
| Operator: | BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AGLX |
| C/n / msn: | 1178 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Colombo (unknown airport) (), Sri Lanka |
| Cocos Islands Airport (CCK) (CCK/YPCC), Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Disappeared between Sri Lanka and the Cocos Islands while on a flight to Australia. The aircraft was operated by Qantas.
Sources:
» The Civil Aircraft Registers of Great Britain
» WAAS
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