ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74676
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | Aéro Cargo |
| Registration: | F-BCJV |
| MSN: | 1371 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berrechid Airfield, Nouasseur, Casablanca -
 Morocco
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lyon–Bron Airport, Bron, Lyon (LYN/LFLY) |
| Berrechid Airfield, Casablanca, Morocco | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Handley Page HP.70 Halifax C.Mk.8: Built for RAF as PP309. UK Civil registered as G-AHKK, 25.6.1947 to Anglo French Distributors Ltd (C of R 10133/1). UK registration G-AHKK cancelled 9.7.1947 as "Sold abroad". Delivered to France by air 12.7.1947 as F-BCJV. To Societe Aero Cargo, Paris, Rhone Alpes. Based at Lyon Bron.
Written off 30.7.1948 "when the undercarriage collapsed, and the aircraft belly landed at Berrechid Airfield, Nouasseur, Casablanca, Morocco. No casualties reported among the four crew on board" (*Rough translation of link #5). Civil registration, F-BCJV, cancelled 14.3.1949 as "Destroyed"
Sources:
1. http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AHKK.pdf
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp70-halifax-viii-casablanca
3. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/les_halifax_ii_v_iii_vi_et_vii_/index.html
4. http://m.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=153738
5. Du trimoteur au quadrijet: le transport aérien en Afrique noire francophone page 149 By Vital Ferry
6. http://alternatives2609.rssing.com/chan-32750026/all_p1.html
7. http://web.archive.org/web/20120928112413/http://www.immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr:80/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html
8. https://www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/rechercheconsultation/consultation/ir/pdfIR.action?irId=FRAN_IR_057354 (File 19760051/27)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2010 12:05 | TB | Added |
| 27-Jan-2014 19:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2017 20:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2017 20:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2017 17:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2017 00:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2019 22:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 30-Oct-2019 20:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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