Pobjoy Airmotors and Aircraft was a British manufacturer of small aircraft engines. The company was purchased by Short Brothers shortly before the start of World War II, production continuing until th
The Pobjoy 'R'.
The 1948 Northwood mid-air collision took place on 4 July at 15:03 when a Douglas DC-6 of Scandinavian Airlines System and an Avro York C.1 of the Royal Air Force collided in mid-air over Northwood in
Pobjoy Airmotors
…On 4 July 1948, he was returning from a sales trip to Helsinki when the Scandinavian Airlines Douglas DC-6 in which he was flying was involved in the 1948 Northwood mid-air collision. All 38 passengers in both aircraft were killed. Pobjoy Pirate…
SE-BDA, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in the AB Aerotransport livery
RAF Avro York similar to the one in the collision
RAF Avro York similar to the one in the collision
A SAS Douglas DC-6 similar to the one in the collision