Singapore – Calcutta – New Delhi – London

On May 2, 1953 at 04:35 PM, Singapore – Calcutta – New Delhi – London experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.106 Comet, operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC, with the event recorded near Calcutta West Bengal.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

43 people were known to be on board, 43 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 37, passenger fatalities: 37, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On its scheduled return flight from Singapore to London the aircraft took off from Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport at 1629LT bound for New Delhi-Palam Airport. Six minutes later, while climbing, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with the presence of a thunder-squall. The airplane went out of control, nosed down and crashed near the village of Jagalgori, about 24 miles from Dum Dum Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 43 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ALYV, MSN 6008, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 22.5753°, 88.3600°.