Narrative:
The elevators were locked as the Hastings attempted to take off from RAF Boscombe Down. The airplane stalled at 200 feet and crashed.
The aircraft was flown by the RAF RRE (Radar Research Establishment).
Loss of control
» Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 March 1955 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Hastings C.2 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WD484 |
| MSN: | HP67/112 |
| First flight: | 1951 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Boscombe Down RAF Station ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down RAF Station (EGDM), United Kingdom |
| Boscombe Down RAF Station (EGDM), United Kingdom |
The elevators were locked as the Hastings attempted to take off from RAF Boscombe Down. The airplane stalled at 200 feet and crashed.
The aircraft was flown by the RAF RRE (Radar Research Establishment).
Classification:
Locked rudders/ailerons/gustlockLoss of control
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes
» Test Flying Memorial Project
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