ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18821
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| Date: | Sunday 12 June 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | Lancashire Aircraft Corporation (Berlin Airlift) |
| Registration: | G-ALBZ |
| MSN: | 1348 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tegel Airport, Berlin -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | RAF Schleswigland (ETNS) |
| Berlin/Tegel Airport (EDDT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Halifax C.VIIII PP275. Converted to HP.70 Halton I and civil registered on 29.9.1948 as G-ALBZ to Lancashire Aircraft Corporation (LAC), Samlesbury Aerodome, Lancashire for use in the Berlin Airlift ("Operation Plainfare")
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12.6.1949: On touchdown in Berlin-Tegel Airport, a tire burst. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, which veered off runway, and collided with another Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, registered G-AHWN, that was parked on the apron. There were no casualties but G-ALBZ was damaged beyond repair. The crew was performing a cargo flight from Schleswigland, taking part to the Berlin Airlift. (The Halifax registered G-AHWN was repaired but eventually damaged beyond repair on a landing accident in Schleswig on July 6, 1949...see separate entry)
Registration G-ALBZ cancelled by the CAA 12.6.1949 (same day as accident).
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp70-halifax-viii-berlin-0
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1310102/_
3. http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ALBZ.pdf
4. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/les_halifax_ii_v_iii_vi_et_vii_/index.html
5. https://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DropZone-Volume-6-Issue-2-July-2008.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jun-2010 12:53 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2010 13:08 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2012 15:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2012 16:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2014 17:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2017 20:04 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2019 00:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 05-Jul-2022 00:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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