Runway overshoot accident to BOAC Comet 4 G-APDA at Dum Dum airport, Calcutta

Date: June 1959 Reference: BT 220/210 Creator: Board of Trade and successor and related bodies Catalogue context: Comet 4, G-APDA: submission of Indian report. Includes 25 photographs depicting: Civil Aviation: Accident Investigation Branch: Comet G-APDA (BOAC) at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta: showing aircraft bogged down and damage to wing structure after collision with trees. Dated 1959. Categories: Disasters and emergencies; Transport and travel Subjects: Air accidents; Air transport; Forestry; Indian Subcontinent; Transport management; Weapons Topics: Agriculture and environment; International trade and affairs; Military and war; Transport and travel Period: Postwar Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf