ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155480
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 April 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol 171 Sycamore HR.14 |
| Owner/operator: | 194 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XG549 |
| MSN: | 13389 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Langkap -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| Fort Langkap, Malaya | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 16/04/1958: Lost power on approach to Fort Langkap, Malaya and crash-landed. Sent for repair at 389 MU Tengah, Singapore but these were not carried out.
The pilot was Sqn Ldr Frank Barnes, OC 194 Sqn and the passenger was Flt Lt Charles Taylor, Flt Cmdr 267 Squadron. They had just completed an aerial survey of 'XJ451 Pioneer CC1 of 267 Sqn which had crashed on take-off at Fort Langkap on 10 April 1958.
Both XG549 and XJ451 were dismantled on the crash sites by a F.R.S.F. team from R.A.F.Seletar , and the salvaged parts returned to R.A.F. Kuala Lumpur ,by whirlwind helicopters.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://www.filton.flyer.co.uk/bristol/prod171.html
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
Images:
taken at crash site 0/05/01958
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2013 19:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-May-2013 02:55 | Michael Taylor | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2014 17:34 | dtull | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 03-Mar-2017 15:04 | deltatango | Updated [Narrative] |
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