The burnt-out wreckage of Dragon Rapide G-AHPT on the M1 following its crash on 7.7.59.
7.7.59 DH Dragon Rapide G-AHPT c/n 6478 of Don Everall Aviation, operated for Tarmac Ltd, was attempting to land on an uncompleted section of the M1 motorway two miles east of Leverstock, Herts. The aircraft swung on touchdown due to a partially-deflated tyre, crossing the rough ground between carriageways. With little road surface remaining, pilot Eric Ashton applied full power to try to get airborne again and had just done so when the Rapide hit a lorry and a car, crashing onto the motorway. One passenger, T J Livesey, County Surveyor of Holland, Lines, was killed; two passengers were seriously injured, the pilot and remaining passenger had minor injuries.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon Rapide / Dominie / D.H.89 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Avro Lancastrian 3 G-AGWH of British South American Airways seen discharging passengers at Buenos Aires. It was reported missing on 2.8.47 with 11 on board wheile en route from Buenos Aires to Santiago. The more frequently published predelivery photo shows the name as "Stardust" but later in 1946 it was changed to "Star Dust" in common with BSAAC's other 'Star' names.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lancastrian / Type 691 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

The front fuselage of N7121C torn open by the overpressurization.
26.6.59 TWA Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation N7121C c/n 4648 was undergoing pressurisation tests at Idlewild Airport, New York on 25.6.59. The pressurization dump valves had been wired shut and the aircraft was accidentally overpressurized with the result that the front fuselage burst, slightly injuring four engineers. The aircraft was rebuilt by California Airmotive using the fuselage of ex-Navy 131631 c/n 4132 (the Allison turboprop testbed Elation) as a L.1049H convertible freighter, retaining the registration N7121C and original c/n. After use by several operators it was finally wfu at Miami in 1970 and broken up in 1973.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049 / C-121C - СШАUSA - 1951

The Arrow Active G-ABVE which crashed on 9.7.59, shown after rebuild with enlarged fin and rudder and small fin fillet. The original fin and rudder had a short, semi-circular profile.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Arrow Active - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931