I have been doing some digging on this incident and it appears that I actually merged 2 incidents.
The first incident did involve G-AGPV, not with a Carvair however but with an Auster.
According to “British Independent Airlines since 1946” by A. C. Merton Jones the aircraft swung on take-off and hit an Auster. This happened on the 14th April, 1960 and serious damage was done and the aircraft had to be flown to Airwork at Hurn for repairs (returning to Southend on the 31st July).
More on the accident to G-AGPV:
On 22nd April 1960 at 2104:
The Bristol B170 Freighter G-AGPV of Air Condor Ltd was doing a night time take off, it developed a swing as the throttles were fully opened which the pilot was not able to correct, the aircraft swung off the runway the port side of the 170 collided with Auster G-AJEO of the Southend Flying Club whislt it was waiting on the taxiway.
The B170 swung through 270dg and stopped facing the runway, the pilot then attempted to taxi back to the apron but after a short distance found that the rudder was jammed so stopped the aircraft and shutdown the two engines.
Upon exiting the aircraft and making thier way to the back of the aircraft the crew found the the Auster was entangled with the rudder, upuntill that moment the crew had not know they had hit another aircraft.
The B170 was only slightly damaged, the Auster was a write off.
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