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approach. The board of investigators furthermore concluded that the aircraft would still have hit the ground a considerable distance short of the runway threshold, possibly with less fatal consequences, even if there had been no dyke, which in this instance was not an obstruction of any significant height.
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Charter's flight crew and ground staff in February 1959, Channel Air Bridge assumed Air Charter's vehicle ferry services while Air Charter's remaining operations were subsequently absorbed into the newly formed BUA, as a result of the Airwork – Hunting-Clan merger
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with insufficient engine power as the primary cause. This resulted in the speed of descent being too high in relation to the horizontal distance still to be covered to the beginning of the runway. As a result, the aircraft hit a dyke at a high vertical speed after facing the direction of the
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and the aircraft rolling rapidly to the right. After sliding inverted for about 700 ft, the
Carvair came to a halt. This accident resulted in the death of one of the four crew members. All 14 passengers survived. Accident investigators established the fact that the
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The accident occurred on 28 December 1962. It involved an
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair (registration: G-ARSF) operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Southend to Rotterdam. While the Carvair was making a visual approach to
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on a provisional basis in 1954. Operations commenced in 1955. In 1958, Channel Air Bridge took over Air
Charter's vehicle ferry services. In 1959, both Channel Air Bridge and its sister airline Air Charter became part of the
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fleet to
Channel Air Bridge, thus putting the latter solely in charge of this type of operation. During that year, Laker furthermore announced his decision to sell Air Charter, Channel Air Bridge and
453:, 800 ft short of the runway threshold. When the plane hit the ground 200 ft further on, it bounced heavily. This resulted in the right wing becoming partially detached from the
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airline that had held a monopoly in this market prior to the arrival of
Channel Air Bridge. 1958 was also the year Laker decided to transfer Air Charter's vehicle ferry services and
227:'s creation of Channel Air Bridge on an experimental basis in 1954, the newly formed airline commenced regular scheduled vehicle and passenger ferry services in April 1955 with four
249:. Eventually, Channel Air Bridge operated 24 daily round-trips between Southend and Calais and inaugurated additional vehicle/passenger ferry services from Southend to
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600,000 cash plus a further £200,000, subject to the valuation of stock. The deal became effective in
January 1959, when all three companies joined the Airwork group.
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Channel Air Bridge continued to operate under its own name until it merged with Silver City
Airways to form British United Air Ferries on 1 January 1963.
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Bristol Freighters continued to ply the shorter routes to Calais and Ostend. Combined rail-air-rail services were provided between London and
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By 1962, Channel Air Bridge operated scheduled vehicle, passenger and freight ferry services from
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By 1958, Channel Air Bridge was carrying almost 15,000 cars a year. A considerable proportion of this was traffic diverted from the
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Airline Profile: Number One in a new "Flight" series — Channel Air Bridge: Background to the opening of Car Ferry Era 2
243:. In 1955, Channel Air Bridge also took delivery of the first two of nine larger, "long-nosed" Bristol 170 Mark 32
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207:(BUA). In 1962, BUA reorganised its vehicle ferry operations by merging Channel Air Bridge with
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Dean, W.P.; O'Callaghan, M. (2008). "1: Corporate History – Channel Air Bridge".
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The ATL-98 Carvair: A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes
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There is one recorded fatal accident involving a Channel Air Bridge aircraft.
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833:"Airliner Classics (Sir Freddie Laker – The Man Who Gave Us Skytrain, p. 81)"
874:"Airliner Classics (SABENA – Belgium's Flag Carrier: Post-war years, p. 63)"
628:, Eglin, R. and Ritchie, B., Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1980, pp. 41/2
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Airliner Classics (SABENA – Belgium's Flag Carrier: Post-War Years)
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In April 1962, the Channel Air Bridge fleet comprised 11 aircraft.
611:, Vol 43, No 3, p. 44, Ian Allan Publishing, Hersham, January 2010
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876:. Stamford, Lincs, UK: Key Publishing. July 2013. Archived from
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was a private British independent airline specialising in cross-
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Bridging that gap — What prospects for the vehicle air ferry?
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Bridging that gap — What prospects for the vehicle air ferry?
257:. Southend—Ostend services were operated in partnership with
801:. Jefferson, N.C., USA: McFarland & Co. pp. 17–20.
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Channel Air Bridge at the Aviation Safety Network Database
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Airliner World – Britain's Carferry Airlines, January 2004
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The Flight of the Accountant: a Romance of Air and Credit
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carried out the final stage of approach below the normal
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Airline Profile: Number One ... — Channel Air Bridge ...
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Airline Profile: Number One ... — Channel Air Bridge ...
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Airline Profile: Number One ... — Channel Air Bridge ...
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British Independent Airline & Operators Since 1947
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Channel Air Bridge employed 201 people at this time.
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445:in conditions of snow with 1,460m visibility, the
190:started Channel Air Bridge as a sister airline of
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609:Aircraft (Gone but not forgotten ... SILVER CITY)
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948:, Flight International, 4 January 1962, p. 13
940:, Flight International, 4 January 1962, p. 12
932:, Flight International, 4 January 1962, p. 11
924:, Flight International, 4 January 1962, p. 10
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574:Airliner World – Britain's Carferry Airlines
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369:Channel Air Bridge fleet in April 1962
186:vehicle-cum-passenger ferry services.
778:Eglin, Roger; Ritchie, Berry (1980).
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16:1954–1962 British independent airline
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231:shuttling seven times a day between
199:group. In 1960, Airwork joined with
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819:. Avenel, NJ, USA: Key Publishing.
533:Bristol 170 Superfreighter Mark 32
394:Bristol 170 Superfreighter Mark 32
354:Bristol Superfreighter 170 Mark 32
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773:. UK: LAAS International. NONE.
529:Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
384:Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
344:Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
106:Aviation Traders (Engineering)
1:
1117:Virgin Atlantic International
537:Bristol 170 Freighter Mark 31
507:government-owned corporations
404:Bristol 170 Freighter Mark 31
349:Bristol 170 Freighter Mark 31
1283:Airlines established in 1954
554:World Airline Directory ...
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734:Merton Jones 1972, page 32
213:British United Air Ferries
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769:Merton Jones, T. (1972).
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433:Accidents and incidents
299:. The longer routes to
1189:Isles of Scilly Skybus
1184:Hebridean Air Services
1169:Centreline Air Charter
966:Armstrong, P. (2005).
901:Cite journal requires
860:Cite journal requires
527:As of April 1962, two
205:British United Airways
449:struck a 6 feet high
972:Flight to insolvency
718:Flight International
686:Fly me, I'm Freddie!
659:, 11 December 1959,
657:Flight International
641:, 11 December 1959,
639:Flight International
626:Fly me, I'm Freddie!
550:Flight International
311:in conjunction with
1239:European Cargo (UK)
1164:Bristow Helicopters
780:Fly me, I'm Freddie
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209:Silver City Airways
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229:Bristol Freighters
180:Channel Air Bridge
126:Continental Europe
22:Channel Air Bridge
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1209:TAG Aviation (UK)
1199:Norse Atlantic UK
839:on 6 January 2010
808:978-0-7864-3670-5
720:, 12 April 1962,
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505:independent from
443:Rotterdam Airport
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120:Destinations
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1123:Wizz Air UK
1108:TUI Airways
884:2 September
843:27 November
301:Switzerland
274:Bristol 170
192:Air Charter
169:H.E. Cross,
147:(1961–1962)
141:(1958–1960)
115:11 aircraft
97:Air Charter
1272:Categories
1234:DHL Air UK
1103:Ryanair UK
1093:easyJet UK
763:References
464:glide path
297:Strasbourg
223:Following
164:Key people
112:Fleet size
1149:AirTanker
1062:passenger
1006:Companies
516:Citations
460:commander
375:Aircraft
270:air ferry
255:Rotterdam
215:in 1963.
173:A.T. Pugh
1194:Loganair
1098:Jet2.com
1018:Aviation
724:, p. 547
556:, p. 525
535:and one
531:, eight
471:See also
455:fuselage
424:Carvairs
309:Brussels
266:Midlands
233:Southend
203:to form
92:Alliance
42:Callsign
1154:Aurigny
980:Portals
378:Number
321:Belgium
219:History
197:Airwork
184:Channel
138:Airwork
63:Founded
826:online
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413:Total
325:Bremen
259:Sabena
251:Ostend
237:Calais
1227:cargo
1132:minor
1069:major
493:Notes
488:Notes
338:Fleet
293:Basel
907:help
886:2013
866:help
845:2009
803:ISBN
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451:dyke
329:Lyon
315:and
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