southender
3rd Nov 2009, 19:52
I am currently researching the history of Southend Airport, its airlines and airliners in the 1950s and have a question about Air Charter's Tudor G-AGRG as to whether this aircraft actually participated in the Berlin Airlift, when being flown by it's previous operator British South American Airways Corporation.
A.J. Jackson has thrown me a little as his book Avro Aircraft since 1908 refers to G-AGRG, RH, RJ completing 261 sorties, but his British Civil Aircraft 1919-1959 refers to only G-AGRH and RJ completing the 261 sorties.
Arthur Pearcey's book Berlin Airlift also notes only RH and RJ taking part, but lists only 231 sorties.
So, between these three authoritive books I have a discrepancy of 1 aircraft and 30 sorties.
I've not found much of assistance on the internet, so I'm hoping the PPRune experts will help with the question, did Romeo Golf fly into Berlin during the airlift.
Cheers
Southender
A.J. Jackson has thrown me a little as his book Avro Aircraft since 1908 refers to G-AGRG, RH, RJ completing 261 sorties, but his British Civil Aircraft 1919-1959 refers to only G-AGRH and RJ completing the 261 sorties.
Arthur Pearcey's book Berlin Airlift also notes only RH and RJ taking part, but lists only 231 sorties.
So, between these three authoritive books I have a discrepancy of 1 aircraft and 30 sorties.
I've not found much of assistance on the internet, so I'm hoping the PPRune experts will help with the question, did Romeo Golf fly into Berlin during the airlift.
Cheers
Southender