Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 09 JAN 1956 |
| Type: | Miles Marathon T.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XA254 |
| C/n / msn: | 106 |
| First flight: | 1950 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Thorney Island RAF Station (United Kingdom) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Thorney Island RAF Station, United Kingdom |
The Marathon overran the runway, crossed over the seawall, and ended up in the mud. Weather was poor including high winds and heavy rainfall.
Events:
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» John H. Kendall (email 2-dec-2001)
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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.
