Luqa – Southampton – London

On October 3, 1946 at 04:32 PM, Luqa – Southampton – London experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-2, operated by Southampton Air Services, with the event recorded near Luqa All Malta.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

During the takeoff roll from Luqa Airfield, the twin engine aircraft swung on runway, went out of control and eventually came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The reason of the occurrence remains unknown.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGBH, MSN 1584, year of manufacture 1936.