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Union Jack 25th Jul 2010 11:10

Messages that were frozen in time ....
 
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

Jack

abeaumont 26th Jul 2010 11:30

More Malabar Princess.....
 
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

Cinquante ans après le crash, il trouve le coeur du Malabar Princess | Tribune de Genève

Train d'atterrissage du Malabar Princess (récupéré le 04/08/1987) on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

zetec2 27th Jul 2010 08:59

Malabar Princess
 
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 27th Jul 2010 11:53

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.


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