Some Very Near Misses

JohnC · JohnC

From Lionel Mussell: We were returning from Changi to Lyneham on a CasEvac flight. We had passengers who had been injured in scraps with terrorists in the Malay jungles, some of their wives plus the pilot of a Brigand fighter stationed at Butterworth. He had engine failure over the sea and had to bail...

JohnC · JohnC

I have had a lot of correspondence over the years on this incident, the aircraft number is unknown [possibly TG575 that crashed at El Adem??] To start the thread I will leave a picture and a silhouette on how close this came to disaster [thanks to Wikipedia for the use of the silhouette], the tips of the i...

JohnC · JohnC

This really was a very close shave involving Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer and other VIP's aboard Hastings WD500 on 4th July 1956 The passenger door on a C4 is/was totally different to all other Hastings, it was hydraulically operated with steps in situ [I have some photos to find yet from WJ326...

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	Too low, hit the trees (Preview) From Lionel Mussell: We were returning from Changi to Lyneham on a CasEvac flight. We had passengers who had been injured in scraps with terrorists in the Malay jungles, some of their wives plus the pilot of a Brigand fighter stationed at Butterworth. He had engine failure over the sea and had to bail...	JohnC	0	2660	Jul 15, 2014 by JohnC
	A Hastings C1 that hit the Mediterranean and lived to tell the tale (Preview) I have had a lot of correspondence over the years on this incident, the aircraft number is unknown [possibly TG575 that crashed at El Adem??] To start the thread I will leave a picture and a silhouette on how close this came to disaster [thanks to Wikipedia for the use of the silhouette], the tips of the i...	JohnC	1	1612	Jun 4, 2014 by JohnC
	Hastings WD500 C4 & Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer (Preview) This really was a very close shave involving Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer and other VIP's aboard Hastings WD500 on 4th July 1956 The passenger door on a C4 is/was totally different to all other Hastings, it was hydraulically operated with steps in situ [I have some photos to find yet from WJ326...	JohnC	0	1586	May 30, 2014 by JohnC
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