Estado: | |
Fecha: | sábado 8 mayo 1954 |
Tipo: | 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)
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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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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
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.