ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18829
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| Date: | Friday 3 September 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | Lancashire Aircraft Corporation (LAC) |
| Registration: | G-AIHX |
| MSN: | 1367 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blackpool Airport, Squire's Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bovingdon, Hertfordshire |
| Blackpool Airport, Squires Gate, Blackpool (BLK/EGNH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Halifax C.VIII PP294: first civil registered (C of R 10693/1; C of A 9130) as G-AIHX to Lancashire Aircraft Corporation (LAC) at Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire (but operated out of Bovingdon, Hertfordshire) on 6.9.1946 and named 'Air Merchant'
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3.9.1948 in a landing accident at Blackpool Airport, Squire's Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire. After touchdown, the four-engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. There were no casualties among the three crew, but the aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair.
Registration G-AIHX cancelled by the Air Ministry on 3.9.1948 (same day as accident) due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp70-halifax-viii-blackpool
2. http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AIHX.pdf
3. http://halifax346et347.canalblog.com/archives/index.html
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AIHX.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Airport#Post-war_years
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jun-2010 11:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2012 08:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2014 16:39 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2014 16:41 | TB | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 09-Mar-2017 17:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 00:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2023 11:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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