ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28527
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 25-NOV-1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Operator: | Eagle Aviation |
| Registration: | G-AIAP |
| C/n / msn: | 1354 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Dum-Dum Airport, Calcutta -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Calcutta/Dum-Dum Airport (CCU/VECC) |
Ex-RAF Halifax PP281: to G-AIAP 2/9/1946. On 15 August 1949, the last civil sortie of operation "Plainfare" (The Berlin Air Lift) was flown by Halton G-AIAP (piloted by Captain Villa) of Eagle Aviation. This aircraft, carrying 14,400 lbs (6,532 kg) of flour, landed at Tegel at 01:45 hours local time on 16 August and so brought to an end the greatest transport operation in the history of civil
aviation.
G-AIAP was written off (damaged beyond repair) when it crashed on take-off from Dum-Dum Airport, Calcutta, India on 25/11/1950; one of the four crew (W/Op Tomlinson) was killed
Registration G-AIAP cancelled the same day as "destroyed in crash at Dum Dum near Calcutta"
Sources:
http://www.britisheagle.net/Staff.html
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AIAP.pdf
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=36450
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=C576821 (file Reference: BT 220/32 and BT220/33)
http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA241234
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 occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2013 09:02 | Red Eagle | Updated [[Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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