Messages that were frozen in time ....

[Union Jack]

The attached article describes quite an interesting follow-on to the loss of of Air India's Malabar Princess on Mont Blanc in November 1950 Messages that were frozen in time - Scotsman.com (http://www.scotsman.com/news/Messages-that-were-frozen-in.6438537.jp)

Jack

[abeaumont]

I was there last year, and that glacier is not a safe place to be...
A lot of other debris has been found over the years.

Another Malabar Princess engine found? - Chamonix news (http://www.chamonix.net/english/news/2008-10-01a.htm)

Cinquante ans après le crash, il trouve le coeur du Malabar Princess | Tribune de Genève (http://www.tdg.ch/actu/monde/2008/09/30/moteur-avion-air-india-sorti-mont-blanc-58-ans)

Train d'atterrissage du Malabar Princess (récupéré le 04/08/1987) on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdpommier/3888282878/)

[zetec2]

Curios ?, Malabar Princess was an Air India Constellation, but in the above post & the link to:
"Malabar Princess another engine found"

The picture shows a flat 6 piston engine, possibly Lycoming or TCM (Continental) so are there any other aircraft remains on the glacier ? although could the Constellation have used something similiar as an onboard APU ?. any idea ?, Paul H.

[stepwilk]

Wouldn't surprise me if all sorts of aircraft hadn't hit that hill at one time or another. I saw that purported "R-3350" photo and was amused that that's what they thought it was. Obviously from a GA aircraft or air taxi.