London – Karachi – Colombo – Cocos Island – Sydney

On March 23, 1946 at 12:00 AM, London – Karachi – Colombo – Cocos Island – Sydney experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC, with the event recorded near Indian Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Indian Ocean while on a leg from Colombo to Cocos Islands. As the aircraft failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended 10 days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found. Lost without trace.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGLX, MSN 1178, year of manufacture 1944.