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Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1955 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American Harvard T Mk 2B |
Owner/operator: | Manchester UAS RAF |
Registration: | KF160 |
MSN: | 14A-1862 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Woodvale, Southport, Lancashire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Woodvale, Southport, Lancashire (EGOW) |
Destination airport: | RAF Woodvale, Lancashire (EGOW) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:North American Harvard T.2B KF160: Delivered September 1944, but first recorded operational service was with 19 FTS (coded "HF") from March 1946 to June 1947. Then with 1 FTS, RAF Moreton-in-The Marsh, Gloucester (coded "FCE-V") from June to October 1947. Moved to 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron, RAF (coded "RAL-O" later "NR-D") from April 1948 to February 1952. Lastly with Manchester UAS (University Air Squadron) at RAF Woodvale, Southport, Lancashire from May 1954.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11/1/55: Swung off the runway on landing at RAF Woodvale. Southport, Lancashire. The swung went out of control, and resulted in a ground loop. Airframe deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and struck off charge as Cat.5(c) 12/1/55.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.168 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Harvard File (John F. Hamlin, Air Britain, 1988 p.114)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.97 .
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-May-2020 19:07 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
05-May-2020 21:52 |
MIG29 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
07-May-2020 23:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |