Britannia G-ALRX crash 1954 | |
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| G2170. G-ALRX was swamped by the incoming tide and totally wrecked by salt water. In the River Severn the tidal flow approaches 8 knots and the rise and fall is in excess of 30 feet. Despite heroic rescue attempts by the army, 501 Squadron R Aux AF, local haulage firms and emergency services, the aircraft had to be a 'write-off'. Unfortunately the rescuers all inadvertently played a role in her eventual downfall, because of the abnormal stresses imposed on the airframe when moving her up the River bank. | |
| Publisher | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Contributor | Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust |
| Creator | corporatename - Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Date | creation - 1954-02-04 |
| Type | Photographic prints - Black and White |
| Format | dimension.H - 195 mm dimension.W - 240 mm |
| Identifier | 1/1544 |
| Source | Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust |
| Language | EN |
| Relation | based on - Britannia crash at Littleton-on-Severn part of - G2167 |
| Coverage | Location.Creation Site - Littleton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire |
| Rights | Bristol Aeroplane Company/Rolls-Royce |
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