ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18827
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| Date: | Friday 8 October 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | World Air Freight (Berlin Airlift) |
| Registration: | G-AKGZ |
| MSN: | 1400 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gatow, Berlin -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Berlin/Gatow RAF Station (GWW/EDBG) |
| Blackpool, Lancashire (BLK/EGNH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Halifax C.VIII PP338: first civil registered as G-AKGZ to World Air Freight Ltd., London 17.9.1947 (C of A 9897). Written off 8.10.1947: Crashed on takeoff at Berlin-Gatow, while on a cargo flight to Blackpool, taking part in the Berlin Airlift ("Operation Planefare"). The accident occurred in unknown circumstances and while the aircraft (christened 'North Wind') was damaged beyond repair, all five crew members were injured.
Registration G-AKGZ cancelled by the CAA on 21.10.1948
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp70-halifax-viii-berlin
2. http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AKGZ.pdf
3. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/les_halifax_ii_v_iii_vi_et_vii_/index.html
4. http://www.airliners.net/photo/World-Air-Freight/Handley-Page-HP-70-Halifax-C8/1695705
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1230108
6. G-AKGZ nose art detail: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1230113
7. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/15694/G-AKGZ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-May-2010 13:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2017 15:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 21:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
| 05-Jul-2022 01:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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