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Murky world of Belguim Stirlings

Posted by Paul McMillan on Tue Oct 09, 2001 05:00:48 AM

Thanks to the Air Britain In formation Exchange, I can add some more info...

There does NOT appear to be a crash listed in the Sub-Saharan Desert, UNLESS after delivery/during delivery to Egypt, though one did crash in China.


SOC = Struck of Charge
NTU = Not Taken Up
CLD = Cancelled

PJ900 - OO-XAH - soc as PJ900 21.7.47, regd 21.7.47 (or 24.7?)Transair, to Air Transport, Brussels 27.10.47; cld 29.10.48 on sale to Egypt.

PK136 - OO-XAK - regd 3.5.48 Air Transport, Brussels; cld 2.10.48 on sale to Tangiers Air Charter Co Ltd. Egypt?

PK148 - OO-XAM - ntu, intended for Air Transport SA but regd G-AKPC 6.1.48. Broken up Thame late 1948.

PK153 - OO-XAS - ntu, intended for Air Transport SA, painted but not delivered. To Spain 14.10.49. Egypt?

PK157 - OO-XAR - nothing known - regn believed reserved but serial not confirmed. NTU ???

PK172 - OO-XAC - regd 25.6.47 Transair, test flown RAF Polebrook 12.4.47, del BRU 18.6.47; to Air Transport, BRU 27.10.47; cr Kunming, China 22.12.47, regn cld 5.3.48

PK174 - OO-XAV - ntu, intended for Air Transport SA, painted but not delivered. Scrapped, Blackbushe 1949.

PK180 - OO-XAD - regd 2.6.47 Transair, test flown at RAF Polebrook 13.5.47, to Air Transport, BRU 27.10.47; cld 2.10.48 on sale to Egypt

PK181 - OO-XAE - regd 3.11.47 Air Transport, Brussels; test flown RAF Polebrook 28.8.47, del BRU 29.8.47 (so OO- regn date seems rather late); cld 2.10.48 on sale to Tangiers Air Charter Co Ltd. Egypt?

PK182 - OO-XAL - regd 1.6.48 Air Transport, Brussels, test flown RAF Polebrook 28.2.48, cld 29.10.48 as result of overshoot damage landing at Bovingdon 18.8.48 (though previously incorrectly reported as sold to
Czechoslovakia). Egypt?

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