ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18828
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| Date: | Friday 30 May 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | Bond Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AIOH |
| MSN: | 1324 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Playa de El Prat, Barcelona -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Barcelona-El Prat (BCN/LEBL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Handley Page Halifax C.Mk.VIII G-AIOH (ex-RAF PP240); Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30 May 1947. The crew was performing a cargo flight from London-Gatwick to Barcelona. After touchdown, the four engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage, went through a fence, slid for several yards and lost its both left engines before coming to rest. All four crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It is believed that the landing was completed with an excessive speed.
First civil registered as G-AIOH to C L Air Surveys Ltd., London SW7 on 4 November 1946. Sold on to Bond Air Services Ltd., Gatwick 20 May 1947. Thus, written off after only ten days service!
Registration G-AIOH formally cancelled by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry, 18 September 1948 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use"
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp70-halifax-viii-barcelona
2. http://saadonline.uk/archives/908
3. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/les_halifax_ii_v_iii_vi_et_vii_/index.html
4. http://www.aviationcorner.net/show_photo_en.asp?id=204695
5. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIOH.pdf
6. http://www.aviationcorner.net/show_photo_en.asp?id=101937
7. National Archives (PTO Kew) File BT 217/1649: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C575803
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jun-2010 11:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 07-Dec-2012 11:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2014 17:34 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2017 22:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2018 08:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 00:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2019 21:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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