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1940-1949




DATE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR REG. NOTES
13.04.42 Lodestar BOAC G-AGCR Previously AX718. Crashed on takeoff from Luqa.
25.10.45 DC-3 BOAC G-AGHR/FL514 Engine lost power on take-off; swung and hit ridge and caught fire.
14.08.46 DC-3 BOAC G-AGHT Departed for Libya with a cargo consisting of an aircraft engine and two “large” tires. Aircraft got airborne, but unable to gain height, and crashed near the airfield. Totally destroyed by fire. Three crew suffered slight injuries, one fatality.
? V. Viking BOAC   Pilot landed at Hal-Far by mistake on flight from Heathrow. Took off again for Luqa airport. Exact date unknown, possibly late 48, early 49.
        
 
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