Hunting Clan Viscount 732 G-ANRR seen here in Airwork livery some time after its return from lease to MEA, running up the port inner RR Dart Mk.506 engine. It crashed a Frimley on 2.12.58 after experiencing control difficulties during an air test following a major overhaul.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Viscount - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948

The Sensitive Altimeter as used on Britannia G-AOVD, this example showing a reading of 740 ft precisely. The very small size of the 10.000 ft pointer is apparent here and combined with a high workload and poor weather is believed to have caused the crash on 24.12.58 near Christchurch.
24.12.58 BOAC Bristol 175 Britannia G-AOVD c/n 13235 on a CofA renewal test flight from London was descending in thick fog on approach to Hum Airport when it crashed at Sopley Farm, Winkton, killing Capt John E Jackson and nine crew, seriously injuring three others. At 1153 hrs Capt Jackson had requested permission to descend from 12,000 to 3,000 ft but after three minutes the aircraft hit the ground. The crew having shown no appreciation of the proximity of the ground, it was thought that a misreading of the sensitive altimeter by the Captain and First Officer, with no external visual contact, was the likely cause. This type of altimeter with three pointers requires great care in reading as the very small 10,000 ft pointer could easily be misread or obscured (see photo).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Britannia / Type 175 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952

Eagle Airways Viking Ib G-AMGI seen after its emergency wheels-up landing at Tobruk-EI Adem on 17.12.58
17.12.58 Eagle Aviation Vickers Viking lb G-AMGI c/n 297 on scheduled trooping flight departing at 0720 from Tripoli-ldris to Benina received advice from Benina ATC that part of a mainwheel rim had been found on the Idris runway. On lowering the undercarriage the port mainwheel tyre could be seen to be bulging over the missing rim area. Diversion was made to Tobruk-EI Adem which had better emergency facilities and after burning off fuel an emergency wheels-up landing was made on the sand strip at 1355. The Viking suffered belly skin damage, bent lower HF aerial fairing and bent propellers but after emergency repairs it was flown back to Blackbushe 3 days later. Pilot was Capt John Berthelsen and First Officer was Charles Oman who became Hon. Sec. of the London Society of Air-Britain in 1978.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Viking / Valetta - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945