Incident Overview
Date: Monday 31 May 1937
Aircraft Type: Handley Page HP.42E
Owner/operator: Imperial Airways
Registration Number: G-AAXE
Location: Karachi –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: HengistHengist
Category: Other
AHP.42E ‘Hengist’ was destroyed by fire in Karachi airship hangar.AHP.42E ‘Hengist’ was destroyed by fire in Karachi airship hangar.
Description
The HP.42E named “Hengist” was destroyed by fire in an airship hangar at Karachi.
Primary Cause
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