16th September 1952
An RAF Hastings operating out of Thule crashed today 72 years ago. The crash happened during a supply mission to the British North Greenland Expedition, during which the aircraft had to make a forced landing.
The aircraft a Handley Page Hastings C.2 was dropping supplies from 50ft when it entered white out conditions. During the run a wing stuck the ground at 125 Kts IAS, compelling the crew to make a forced landing. The aircraft remained mostly intact and all 12 crew survived but were standed some 500 miles from Thule. The members of the crew with injuries were medivaced on a specially adapted Grumman Albatross fitted with snow ski’s and RATO.
The aircrew of the Hastings had sufficient supplies for 10 day, the aircraft was assigned to 47 Squadron,
The extraction would be effected by the American 6th Air Rescue Squadron, based at Thule in Greenland.
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