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RA-2128K Antonov AN-28 at Moscow-Myachkovo 18/8/03.
Became ST-TYB and was destroyed after crashing at Sarif-Umra Airstrip, Sudan after being caught in a down draft on final approach 6/7/09.
G-UPCC Robinson R-22 displayed on the roof of Area 51 Cafe in Scarisbrick, Lancashire 17/4/25.
This helicopter was written off 5/6/94 when it crashed at Liverpool Airport. There were no injuries sustained to the two persons on board.
G-UPCC Robinson R-22 displayed on the roof of Area 51 Cafe in Scarisbrick, Lancashire 17/4/25.
This helicopter was written off 5/6/94 when it crashed at Liverpool Airport. There were no injuries sustained to the two persons on board.
RA-23379 Mil Mi-2 wreckage at Moscow-Myachkovo 18/8/03.
Crashed on landing at Myachkovo 4/2/01 after experiencing a white out.
I’d looked forward to visiting this wreck for quite some time — even before planning this particular trip. It was one of the first spots I added to my must-visit list, and I was genuinely excited to finally be standing in front of it.
The reality of getting there wasn’t exactly adventurous — a flat, straightforward walk from a designated parking lot — but the stillness of the surrounding desert was striking. For a brief moment, it was just us, the wind, and the shell of the plane.
Then the tour group arrived. Loud, fast, and seemingly oblivious to their compulsion to dominate the scene. Within seconds, people were inside the fuselage, climbing on top, hollering, and posing like they'd discovered it themselves. It was like watching a swarm of ants descend on a fallen snack—only ants are quiet.
I managed to take this photo just before the bedlam set in. Looking back, I’m still impressed by how much of the aircraft remains intact after decades exposed to the elements and the visitors. But what I remember most is the contrast: a brief moment of reflection on what’s left when time forgets something, punctuated by chaos.
RA-1300K Lisunov Li-2 at Moscow-Myachkovo 18/8/03.
Sadly, this aircraft crashed shortly after take off from Myachkovo into a residential area on 26/6/04 fatally injuring 4 out of 5 of the occupants.
G-NIPY Hughes 369HS at Blackpool 10/5/03.
On 23/3/03 the helicopter was undertaking autorotation landing training at Blackpool, the helicopter pitched forward and the instructor made a large rapid aft cyclic control movement, which caused the main rotor blades to contact the tail boom. Later rebuilt in Canada as C-GWHD and since withdrawn from use in the USA as N554F.
RA-20705 Mil Mi-2 Hoplite at Moscow Aviation Repair Plant DOSAAF, Chernoye, Russia 25/8/03.
Written off 22/7/08 after the tail boom failed.
G-YMMM Boeing 777-200 of British Airways at London Heathrow 30/11/03.
Crash landed at Heathrow on 17/1/08
N250AC Piper PA-31 Navajo at Liverpool 3/12/06.
This aircraft was destroyed in a fatal crash at Caernarfon on 6/9/17
G-BYCP Beechcraft 200 Super King Air at Liverpool 3/12/06.
This aircraft was destroyed in a fatal crash on take off from Stapleford on 3/10/15
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Les glaceres del Mont Blanc en la seva vessant nord, vers Chamonix. La més gran és la de Bossons, que baixa cap al poble del mateix nom.
Un detall curiós i inquietant es que contra aquesta mateixa glacera es varen estavellar dos avions de passatgers de Air India... amb 15 anys de diferencia! Això fou el 1950 i el 1966 i provocà 48 i 117 morts respectivament. Mes val que Air India no passi més per l'entorn del Mont Blanc...
La Aiguille du Midí és un dels llocs més impressionants per visitar de tot Europa. Es troba a 3.842 m., just sota el Mont Blanc, el cim de l'Europa occidental a 4808 m. d'alçada.
La plataforma i instal·lacions de la Aiguille foren construides el 1955, amb el que fou aleshores el teleferic a més alçada del món. Encara avui en dia es el que té un ascens vertical més pronunciat del món.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguille_du_Midi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Ww2_acph4
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The glaciers of the Mont Blanc range, on it's northern side, towards Chamonix. This one is the largest, the Glacier des Bossons.
A curious and disturbing detail is that two Air India passenger planes crashed against this same glacier... 15 years apart! This was in 1950 and 1966 and caused 48 and 117 deaths respectively. It's better that Air India no longer passes around Mont Blanc...
The Aiguille du Midí is one of the most impressive places to visit in all of Europe. It is located at 3,842 m., just below Mont Blanc, the peak of Western Europe at 4,808 m. above sea level.
The Aiguille platform and facilities were built in 1955, with what was then the highest cable car in the world. Even today it is the one with the steepest vertical ascent in the world.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguille_du_Midi
G-FICH Guimbal Cabri G2 at the LAA Rally, Leicester 30/8/24.
This aircraft suffered a fatal crash at Leicester just 4 weeks later on 27/9/24
G-ALRX Bristol 175 Britannia nose section displayed at Aerospace Bristol Museum, Filton 2/5/23.
This is the second prototype that made its first flight on 16th August 1952.
The aircraft suffered an engine failure on a test flight on February 4th 1954 and was forced to make an emergency landing in the Severn Estuary.
Everyone on board escaped successfully, but when the tide came in the aircraft was flooded.
G-ALRX Bristol 175 Britannia nose section displayed at Aerospace Bristol Museum, Filton 2/5/23.
This is the second prototype that made its first flight on 16th August 1952.
The aircraft suffered an engine failure on a test flight on February 4th 1954 and was forced to make an emergency landing in the Severn Estuary.
Everyone on board escaped successfully, but when the tide came in the aircraft was flooded.
G-ALRX Bristol 175 Britannia nose section displayed at Aerospace Bristol Museum, Filton 2/5/23.
This is the second prototype that made its first flight on 16th August 1952.
The aircraft suffered an engine failure on a test flight on February 4th 1954 and was forced to make an emergency landing in the Severn Estuary.
Everyone on board escaped successfully, but when the tide came in the aircraft was flooded.
The sun was going down as I passed the Shoreham Aircrash Memorial this evening.
