Aquila Airways G-AKNU

[merlinxx]

All lost on the night of 15/11/1957 RIP

Memorial service at St. Mary's Church IoW @ 1500LT today 18/11/07

My father was called out very early the ext morning to route to the IoW as part of the MTCA investigation/recovery team. He was very traumatised by what he experienced, this having been through France, Western Dessert etc in WW-II. He would not talk about this up to his passing.

Apologies for the late post.

[Newforest]

Not true, there were fifteen survivors.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19571115-1

[Rainboe]

Our local radio station has been talking about this accident today. I can't remember hearing of this local accident before. Does anyone have any knowledge of what happened or any further details as I can't get anything up about it on Google apart from the BBC anniversary report?- http://www.bbc.co.uk/southtoday/content/articles/2007/10/30/tell_tom_plane_crash_feature.shtml

[PaperTiger]

there were fifteen survivorsOne wonders how: http://www.gdtp.freeserve.co.uk/chessel%20then.htm

[merlinxx]

There were 14 pulled from the aircraft before it burned, my error, but does not detract from the sentiment. How many of those who survived the pre-fire is not recorded.

[Warmtoast]

More details available in following file at NA, Kew.

DR 11/22http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/images/icons/icon-info-trans.gifShort S.45 Solent 3 G-AKNU accident at Brook, IOW, 15 November 1957 (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=1729500&CATLN=6&Highlight=%2CG%2CAKNU%2CACCIDENT&accessmethod=0)1957 Dec - 1958 July

And press cuttings below.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r231/thawes/AquilaAirwaysSolent.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r231/thawes/AquilaAirwaysSolent1.jpg