Notes for G-ALZU

Thursday 6 February 1958.  Airspeed Ambassador G-AZLU of BEA, having stopped at Munich to refuel on the way back from Belgrade, crashed in slush and snow while taking off to return to Manchester.  23 out of the 44 people on board were killed including many of the famous Manchester United football team.

Notes for G-AMAD

PK100183 One of 20 Ambassadors ordered by BEA in 1948 and operated as the “Elizabethan” class from 1952 to 1958.

PK100185 Converted to a flying horsebox G-AMAD cartwheeled on landing at Heathrow on 3 July 1968 and ended up in the new terminal 1 then under construction.  6 people and 8 horses killed.

Notes for VH-BUJ 'Sir Christopher Hatton'

Notes for VH-BUK 'Earl of Essex'

Notes for G-AOZZ Prototype - US Register N896U

Notes for G-AGNN

A BOAC aircraft until sold to British South American Airways in 1947. Named “Madras” while at BOAC it was renamed “Star Crest” at BSAA.  It flew again with BOAC and then Skyways of London.

Notes for G-AGWJ

Avro Lancastrian G-AGWJ 'Star Glow' of British South American Airlines seen at London Airport on 18 May 1946, just 3 months before it was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident in the Gambia. It flew the London to Buenos Aires route.

C/N 1282

Notes for G-AGLW

BOAC used their Avro Lancastrians on the England to Australia route from May 1945. G-AGLW, named “Northampton”,was flown until 1950

Notes for G-AKCD

Avro Tudor Vs were built for BSAA but never used as passenger airliners.  Refitted as fuel tankers and used on the Berlin Airlift.  G-AKCD was sold to William Dempster Ltd. and flown by them from 1950 to 1954

Notes for G-AGUJ 'Star Pilot'

Notes for OD-ACQ Ex RAF MW295 - Ascalon II named after Churchill's personal aircraft. It retired from military service as was re-registered G-APCA with Field Aircraft Services of Britain before going to Trans Mediterranean Airways of Lebanon. It then went on to Persian Air Services of Iran as EP-ADE. 15 July 1959 the Avro York crashed near Kuwait City killing all 32 passengers and crew.

Notes for WW577 Ex G-AGOD

Notes for G-ARRW c/n 1549

Notes for EC-AHH

Bristol Freighter EC-AHH of Spanish national carrier Iberia on the tarmac at London Airport