Status: | |
Datum: | dinsdag 10 april 1951 |
Type: | Handley Page HP.82 Hermes V |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | UK Ministry of Supply |
Registratie: | G-ALEU |
Constructienummer: | HP.82/1 |
Bouwjaar: | 1949 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Chilbolton ( Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
Soort vlucht: | Test |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | ? |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | ? |
Beschrijving:The Hermes V G-ALEU was on a test flight when the no. 3 engine oversped. The propeller was feathered. The no. 1 and no. 4 engines then also suddenly failed. An emergency belly landing was carried out in a waterlogged field.
Bronnen:
» Air Pictorial Oct. 1965, p.371
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accident date:
10-04-1951type: Handley Page HP.82 Hermes V
registration: G-ALEU
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.