Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I

Eagle Aviation - UK

Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. Four crew members were injured while two others were killed, the radio officer Dennis Carter and the flight engineer John Stoney.

Worldair Carriers

The aircraft was performing a cargo flight from Amsterdam to Brindisi, carrying a load of 241 Philips radios. While flying over Switzerland by night and foggy conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of the Mt Hohgant (1,964 meters high) located about 10 km northwest of Brienz. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed. Five bodies were quickly recovered while the sixth body was eventually found on May 13, 1950. Crew: Bryan Hilton Lathom-Smith, pilot, Charles Henry Bowker, navigator, Keith Allum, radio operator, David Stanforth, flight engineer, K. S. Wright, steward. Passenger: Arturo Di Giulio.

Bond Air Services

Crashed on approach to Schleswig AFB while taking part to the Berlin Airlift. All three crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Westminster Airways

The aircraft crashed on landing at Schleswig AFB while performing a cargo flight from Gatow Airport in Berlin, taking part to the Berlin airlift. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all three crew members were unhurt.