Airplane Crash - Chessell Down Hants, England 11/15/1957
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Chessell Down Hants, England
| Date | 11/15/1957 |
| Time | 22:54 |
| Location | Chessell Down Hants, England |
| Operator | Aquilla Airways |
| Route | Southhampton - Lisbona |
| Type | Short Solent 3 (flying boat) |
| Registration | G-AKNU |
| Cn/In | S-1299 |
| Aboard | 58 |
| Fatalities | 43 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The plane crashed into the face of a quarry between Chessel and Brook on the Isle of Wight. The last message transmitted from the aircraft was 'No. 4 engine feathered. Coming back in a hurry.' Electrical failure or accidental cut-off of the fuel actuator circuit of the No. 3 and No. 4 engines. |
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