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Date: | Monday 7 October 1946 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Hawker Tempest Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 26 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | PR679 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wunstorf, Lower Saxony, Germany |
Destination airport: | RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire |
Narrative:Hawker Tempest II PR679, 26 Squadron RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7-10-46 when the aircraft overshot on landing at RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway, into soft ground, and the wheels 'dug in' causing the aircraft to overturn. The pilot - Flight Seargeant H Doyle, survived with injuries
Not repaired: Struck off charge 29-8-47 as Cat. E(FA) and sold for scrap
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.52. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.103:
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf 3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.229
4. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
5. 26 Sqn RAF ORB: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/319:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2502954 6.
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PR679 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._26_Squadron_RAF#Post_war 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Down#Post_Second_World_War Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Sep-2013 19:35 |
JINX |
Added |
24-Sep-2013 19:37 |
JINX |
Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
04-Mar-2015 14:51 |
Roup |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
30-May-2023 17:47 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]] |