BSAA Star Tiger disappearance
An Avro Tudor Mk.IVB Super Trader similar to the aircraft that disappeared
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 30 January 1948 |
| Summary | Disappearance |
| Site | Atlantic Ocean |
| Passengers | 25 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 31 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Avro 688 Tudor Mark IV |
| Aircraft name | Star Tiger |
| Operator | British South American Airways (BSAA) |
| Registration | G-AHNP |
| Flight origin | Lisbon |
| Stopover | Santa Maria |
| Destination | Bermuda |
Star Tiger (registration G-AHNP) was an Avro Tudor IV passenger aircraft owned and operated by British South American Airways (BSAA) which disappeared without a trace over the Atlantic Ocean while on a flight between Santa Maria in the Azores and Bermuda in the early morning of 30 January 1948. The loss of the aircraft along with that of BSAA Avro Tudor Star Ariel in 1949 remain unsolved to this day, with the resulting speculation helping to develop the Bermuda Triangle legend.
British South American Airways (BSAA) was an airline created by former World War II pilots in an effort to provide service on the previously untapped South American trade and passenger routes. Originally named British Latin American Air Lines (BLAIR) it was split off from the British Overseas Airways Corporation to operate their South Atlantic routes. It commenced transatlantic services in March 1946, with a BSAA Avro Lancastrian making the first operational flight from London's Heathrow Airport. The airline operated mostly Avro aircraft: Yorks, Lancastrians and Tudors, and flew to Bermuda, the West Indies and the western coast of South America.
Star Tiger was one of three enlarged and improved versions of the Avro Tudor, designated Tudor IV; it had made eleven transatlantic flights, a total of 575 hours flying time, since its initial test flight on 4 November 1947.
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