BOAC Flight 783
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| Number of deaths | 43 |
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| ID | 2157429 |
About BOAC Flight 783
On 2 May 1953, BOAC Flight 783, a de Havilland Comet jetliner registered G-ALYV and operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation, broke up mid-air and crashed after encountering a severe squall, shortly after taking off from Calcutta, India. All 43 passengers and crew on board were killed.
