ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16959
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Bombay Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 AAU RAAF |
| Registration: | L5838 |
| MSN: | SH.31 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Philippeville [now Skikda] -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Philippeville, Algeria |
20/07/1943 Received 1 AAU ex BARU Heliopolis, with Pegasus XXII engines A.173495 & A.143121,
27/07/1943 Written off (damaged beyond repair): After touchdown, at Philippeville, Algeria, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining runway, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Pilot Sgt Hardy swerved to avoid children running on runway.
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/bombay.htm
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bristol-130-bombay-i-philippeville
Media:
Bombay Mark I, L5838, on a test flight from Aldergrove, County Antrim, before joining No. 216 Squadron in the Middle East:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2008 15:05 | JINX | Added |
| 29-Jun-2018 11:26 | ehren69 | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 24-Nov-2018 08:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2019 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2019 21:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-Apr-2019 21:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-Apr-2019 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-May-2023 05:38 | CostinD | Updated [[Embed code]] |
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