Accident
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 19 MRT 1951 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hastings C.2 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registratie: | WD478 |
| Constructienummer: | HP67/106 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Strubby RAF Station (Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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| Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Strubby RAF Station, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| Strubby RAF Station, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Hastings WD478 was flying sorties out of RAF Strubby. During one of these sorties the aircraft climbed steeply after takeoff. The airplane stalled and dived into the ground. The elevator trim was possibly set fully up, causing the plane to stall.
Bronnen:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes
» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
