Narrative:
The Hastings transport plane was on a three engine approach to RAF Dishforth when its wing hit trees. It undershot the runway causing the undercarriage to be torn off.
» Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 2 October 1948 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hastings C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | TG519 |
| MSN: | HP67/23 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Dishforth RAF Station ( United Kingdom)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Dishforth RAF Station (EGXD), United Kingdom |
The Hastings transport plane was on a three engine approach to RAF Dishforth when its wing hit trees. It undershot the runway causing the undercarriage to be torn off.
Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes
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