Registration / Serial: | G-AIBI |
Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-1 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-1 Autocrat/Alpha/Aiglet/Workmaster |
Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1 Autocrat |
C/n (msn): | 2122 |
Aircraft Name: | Ice-cold Katy |
City / Airport: | Stonington Island |
Country: | Antarctica |
Photo Date: | 1 September 1947 to 15 September 1947 |
Photo by: | Ian WhiteContact |
Photo ID: | 499711Submit Correction |
View count: | 429 |
On September 15th 1947 the aircraft crashed landing in poor visibility & approaching darkness and overturned. All onboard survived and using a fuel tank as a sledge began walking home. On September 22nd 1947 they were found and rescued by an American operated Noorduyn Norseman aircraft.
Registration / Serial: | G-AIBI |
Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1 Autocrat |
C/n (msn): | 2122 |
City / Airport: | Stonington Island | Country: | Antarctica |
Photo Date: | 1 September 1947 to 15 September 1947 |
Photo by: | Ian WhiteContact |
Registration / Serial: | G-AIBI |
Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-1 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-1 Autocrat/Alpha/Aiglet/Workmaster |
Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1 Autocrat |
C/n (msn): | 2122 |
Aircraft Name: | Ice-cold Katy |
City / Airport: | Stonington Island |
Country: | Antarctica |
Photo Date: | 1 September 1947 to 15 September 1947 |
Photo by: | Ian WhiteContact |
Photo ID: | 499711Submit Correction |
View count: | 429 |
On September 15th 1947 the aircraft crashed landing in poor visibility & approaching darkness and overturned. All onboard survived and using a fuel tank as a sledge began walking home. On September 22nd 1947 they were found and rescued by an American operated Noorduyn Norseman aircraft.
Registration / Serial: | G-AIBI |
Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1 Autocrat |
C/n (msn): | 2122 |
City / Airport: | Stonington Island | Country: | Antarctica |
Photo Date: | 1 September 1947 to 15 September 1947 |
Photo by: | Ian WhiteContact |