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Title: Air Crash WEYMOUTH 1949
Post by: dicky on Monday 08 September 08 20:46 BST (UK)

trying to find out about a plane crash near Weymouth in1949,it was testing instruments for the Brabazon airliner and think it crashed in the sea
Does anyone know anything about this please,crew list if possible.

Title: Re: AIR CRASH WEYMOUTH 1949
Post by: stockman fred on Monday 08 September 08 21:06 BST (UK)

Wessex Archaeology have produced a document about air crashes which lists many around Dorset.It can be found at:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2251377/Aircraft-Crash-Sites-at-Sea-a-Scoping-Study-project-report.
(Hope it works! :) )
it lists a Bristol Freighter which crashed 16 miles South of Portland on 6/5/1949 with the loss of seven lives, while on a "s/e test". Her reg. was G-AIFF.
Fred

Title: Re: AIR CRASH WEYMOUTH 1949
Post by: stockman fred on Monday 08 September 08 21:14 BST (UK)

To add to the above, it looks as if Wessex took the listings from an excellent website about aviation in Hants and Dorset at:
http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.html

The crew are listed as JAC Northway, JM Radcliffe,RM Pollard, EJN Archibold,
RH Daniels, CWE Flook and JL Gundry at
http://www.testflyingmemorial.com/1946-70.htm.
which gives more info about the crash.
Fred :)

Title: Re: Air Crash WEYMOUTH 1949
Post by: dicky on Tuesday 09 September 08 17:39 BST (UK)

Thanks for all your help,I have at last found the information I wanted,can now close that part of it

Title: Re: Air Crash WEYMOUTH 1949
Post by: mrb123 on Sunday 10 January 16 18:30 GMT (UK)

Quote from: dicky on Tuesday 09 September 08 17:39 BST (UK)

Thanks for all your help,I have at last found the information I wanted,can now close that part of it

High I wonder if you could let me know what you found out about this air crash. many thanks