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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1947 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | London Aero & Motor Services (LAMS) |
| Registration: | G-AIWK |
| MSN: | 1368 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mascot, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Damaged by vandals who broke into the aircraft while parked out in the open at Mascot, Sydney. Aircraft later deemed to be damaged beyond economic repair, and scrapped on site.
Sources:
1. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/halifax/hphalifax.html
2. http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AIWK.pdf
3. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/les_halifax_ii_v_iii_vi_et_vii_/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2010 12:00 | TB | Added |
| 08-Dec-2012 11:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2012 11:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jan-2014 18:36 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Mar-2017 00:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2018 13:52 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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