Just got a letter from the parents in the UK, inclosed was a newspaper clipping showing 2 planes that slid off the runway that day. There’s a picture of one that is some kind of twin turbo prop (Channel Airways), no idea what the other one was.. any clues?
By: ianwoodward9 - 4th January 2013 at 22:26
Thanks for the link to the old thread with Channel Airways’ fleet list.
My first ever flight was from Southend to Jersey in a Channel Airways Viking. I don’t know the year but most likely 1958 (possibly 1959) and, as I can recall the Battle of the Flowers, most likely in August. We missed our return flight and got put on the next flight back, which happened to be on a Bristol Wayfarer. I no longer have a note of which aircraft I flew on but the listing narrows it down.
I can recall a Rapide of Air Caen at Jersey when we left (I think).
By: blackcat54 - 31st December 2012 at 23:54
They were both Channel Airways 748’s G-ATEK and G-ATEH. There is a report on the aaib web site (www.aaib.gov.uk) or just search channel airways hs748’s and you will find quite a bit of information.
By: ZRX61 - 31st December 2012 at 23:51
Answered my own question with google..
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/1_1971__g_atek_and_g_ateh.cfm
By: kev35 - 31st December 2012 at 23:03
Take a look at this thread Rick:
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=91209
Regards,
kev35
By: kev35 - 31st December 2012 at 23:01
They appear to have had four HS 748’s at various times between 1965 and 1970.
Regards,
kev35
By: BlueRobin - 31st December 2012 at 23:01
Post a scan 🙂
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