Belfast – Liverpool

On March 25, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Belfast – Liverpool experienced a crash involving Miles M.57 Aerovan, operated by Ulster Aviation, with the event recorded near Southport Merseyside.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While flying over the Irish Sea, enroute from Belfast to Liverpool, the pilot was forced to ditch the aircraft off Southport. He was quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AJKJ, MSN 6406, year of manufacture 1947.