Date:	Wednesday 17 December 1952
Time:
Type:	Handley Page Halifax C.8
Owner/operator:	Lancashire Aircraft Corporation (LAC)
Registration:	G-AKEC
MSN:	1355
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Blackpool Airport, Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Blackpool (Squires Gate) Airport, Blackpool (BLK/EGNH)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Handley Page Halifax C.Mk.8: Built for the RAF as PP282. First civil registered 15 August 1947 to Henniken Smith & Co. Ltd., London EC.3. (C of R 11841/1, C of A 9966). Registration cancelled 9 February 1948, and re-registered 12 February 1948 to Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd., Samlesbury Airport, Lancashire. Aircraft named "Air Voyager" and operated 159 sorties on the Berlin Airlift in 1948-49 when owned by Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. G-AKEC featured in the 1949 British Film "Stop Press Girl". Also used in 1950 on a regular freight service, carrying 8 tones of newspapers between Manchester and Belfast overnight The most unlikely assignment for Halifax G-AKEC was taking part in the 1950 "Daily Express" air race (race number 73)! (See link #7)

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17 December 1952: Blown against Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Halton G-AHDV in strong winds whilst parked at Blackpool Airport, Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire. Registration G-AKEC formally cancelled by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry on 4 March 1953 as "Withdrawn from use"

1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKEC.pdf
2. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/2014/12/26/31206409.html
3. G-AKEC at Blackbushe Hampshire 1950: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1443840
4. https://www.airliners.net/photo/Lancashire-Aircraft-Corporation/Handley-Page-HP-70-Halifax-C8/1654885
5. G-AKEC at Blackpool 25 Feb 1952: https://www.airhistory.net/photo/9134/G-AKEC
6. G-AKEC close up of nose art: https://www.airhistory.net/photo/69961/G-AKEC
7. http://www.wwrgallery.co.uk/proddetails.aspx?prodID=819&mainid=&id=&si=&page=&topID=

Handley Page Halifax C.VIII G-AKEC of Lancashire Aircraft Corporation at Manchester (Ringway) Airport February 1950:

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-May-2008 11:10	ASN archive	Added
03-Jun-2010 12:23	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
02-Dec-2012 12:16	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
28-Jan-2014 20:00	TB	Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
02-Mar-2017 00:12	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Dec-2018 18:19	TB	Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Oct-2019 22:58	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
09-Mar-2021 14:43	Ted	Updated [Narrative]
01-Dec-2023 11:17	Nepa	Updated [Time, Location, Operator]