Descripción del Accidente ASN 08 MAY 1954 Canadair DC-4M1 North Star 17522 - RAF North Luffenham
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Fecha:sábado 8 mayo 1954
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic argt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Canadair DC-4M1 North Star
Operador:Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registración: 17522
Numéro de série: 106
Año de Construcción: 1947
Motores: 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin 622
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Total:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:cerca RAF North Luffenham (   Reino Unido)
Fase: Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza:Militar
Aeropuerto de Salida:Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK), Reino Unido
Aeropuerto de Llegada:North Luffenham RAF Station, Reino Unido
Descripción:
Struck a clay embankment on short final. The North Star came to rest on the runway with the main landing gear driven up through the wing. The wreckage was sold and used for spares several years later by commercial operators.
At the time of the crash the aircraft was on loan from 426 (T) Squadron to No. 4 (T) OTU for crew training.

Fuentes:
» John Bradley


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Distance from Glasgow-Prestwick Airport to North Luffenham RAF Station as the crow flies is 409 km (255 miles).

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.
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