Date: | Thursday 4 February 1954 |
Time: | 11:51 |
Type: | Bristol 175 Britannia 101 |
Owner/operator: | UK Ministry of Supply |
Registration: | G-ALRX |
MSN: | 12874 |
Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Severn Estuary, off Littleton - United Kingdom |
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG) |
Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG) |
Recovery of Bristol Britannia G-ALRX from Severn Estuary, 4 February 1954. Test pilot Bill Pegg landed on the mud flats after fire in no. 3 engine, but the aircraft was soon submerged by the rising tide.
— Captain Brent 🇬🇧 (@Birdseed501) February 5, 2024
A party from KLM was aboard the flight. They did not order the Britannia… pic.twitter.com/aivexOr3Pd
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