Originally Posted by
ZeBedie
Those at Luton in the 70's will well remember a tragic collision between an Aztec and a departing 1-11.
This thread has reminded me that as a plane spotting kid, presumably not that long after the accident, I walked into a hangar and amongst the other aircraft was the cabriolet PA-23, sat there as though it was perfectly normal to leave the wreckage from a fatal accident in a semi public place. What were they thinking of!
This happened on the 18th April 1974 - the McAlpine Aztec G-AYDE was hit by Court Line BAC1-11 G-AXMJ - the Aztec was eventually placed in the McAlpine hangar for a while - I noted it in there 31st May 1974 under covers - it was eventually purchased by Luton Flying Club Ltd for spares.