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Date: | Friday 14 January 1955 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American Harvard T Mk 2B |
Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
Registration: | KF346 |
MSN: | 14A-2047 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:North American Harvard T.2B KF346: Delivered September 1944. However, only known RAF service was with 3 FTS, RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk from February 1951.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14/1/55: The aircraft struck overhead power and telephone tables after the engine lost power following recovery from a practice forced landing at RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk. Although the Harvard was able to perform a circuit and land safely back at RAF Feltwell, it was later deemed as "beyond economic repair" and struck off charge as Cat.5(c)
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.123)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.112
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-May-2020 20:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
05-May-2020 21:53 |
MIG29 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |