ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18824
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | British American Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AKAD |
| MSN: | 1356 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bovingdon, Hertfordshire |
| Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (LFRN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Halifax C.VIII PP283: first civil registered as G-AKAD on 24.6.1947 to Payloads (Charter) Ltd., London. Sold on to Airtech Ltd., Haddenham-Thame Aerodrome, on 27.10.1947. Sold on for a third time to British American Air Services Ltd., Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire on 24.2.1948.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17.5.1948: Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport, about 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) southwest of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the region of Brittany, France, whilst engaged in a cargo flight. The aircraft slid for several yards and came to rest. No injuries reported to the crew of three on board.
Registration G-AKAD cancelled by the CAA on 19.5.1948 (two days after the accident)
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp70-halifax-viii-rennes
2. http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AKAD.pdf
3. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/les_halifax_ii_v_iii_vi_et_vii_/index.html
4. https://www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/rechercheconsultation/consultation/ir/pdfIR.action?irId=FRAN_IR_057354 (File 19760051/26: Note that the file is labelled "G-AXAD" [sic])
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jun-2010 13:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2017 23:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 23:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2019 20:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Jun-2020 16:37 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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