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The book 'But Not In Anger' The RAF In the Transport Role (Ian Allan 1979 ) has a chapter on the Hastings in Greenland in 1952.
The preceding chapter has an account of the time a propeller broke off a Hastings over Libya in 1950. It scythed through the fuselage fatally injuring the co-pilot who was resting behind the cockpit ( or was it called flight deck in those days? ). The crew attempted to land at Benghazi, at night, but struck a hillock short of the runway - all 4 up front were killed.
There were 28 survivors! Rearward facing seats!!
Danny - I am amazed at the detail, particularly ATC equipment, that you can recall! When I retired I seemed to dump all that when I handed in my headset and ATC manuals at LHR. As for my Herc' time, I can remember people and places extremely well, but being a technophobe hardly anything about kit.