ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28527
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| Date: | Saturday 25 November 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | Eagle Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AIAP |
| MSN: | 1354 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles from Dum Dum, Calcutta (Kolkatta), West Bengal -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Calcutta/Dum-Dum (CCU/VECC) |
| Tengah, Singapore (TGO/WSAT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Handley Page Halifax C.Mk.VIII: Built for the RAF as PP281. Sold on and civil registered (C of R 10511/1; C of A 8331) to BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), London W.1. Registration G-AIAP cancelled 25 April 1947 as "Returned to the RAF". Registration G-AIAP reinstated (C of R 10511/2) on 29 October 1948 to Airtech Ltd., Thame Airfield, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Registration cancelled again 10 February 1949, but reinstated again (C of R 10511/3) four days later (14 February 1949) to Eagle Aviation Ltd., London WC.2
On 25 November 1950, Eagle Aviation Handley Page Halifax C.8 (registration G-AIAP) operating under contract to BOAC and bound for Singapore crashed on takeoff from Calcutta Dum Dum Airport, killing two of the six crew members in the post-crash fire that destroyed the aircraft and its cargo. Four crew members were injured while two others were killed, the radio officer Dennis Carter and the flight engineer John Stoney.
Registration G-AIAP cancelled 25 November 1950 (same day as the above incident) as "Destroyed in crash at Dum Dum near Calcutta"
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Eagle#Accidents_and_incidents
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIAP.pdf
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 220/33: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576821 (UK Investigation)
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 220/32: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576820 (Indian Investigation)
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/skylarkair/14358297288
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp70-halton-i-calcutta-2-killed
7. https://www.flickr.com/photos/skylarkair/14358297288
8. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/les_halifax_ii_v_iii_vi_et_vii_/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jun-2010 11:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2012 06:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2013 09:02 | Red Eagle | Updated [[Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 17-Dec-2013 17:34 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2014 19:49 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2017 21:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2017 01:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2018 16:59 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2019 21:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2019 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Dec-2019 20:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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