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Date: | Saturday 9 October 1954 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Boulton Paul Balliol T.2 |
Owner/operator: | RAF College Cranwell |
Registration: | WG120 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Belton, 2 miles WSW of RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire (EGYE) |
Destination airport: | RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire (EGYD) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Boulton Paul Balliol T.Mk.2, WG120: Delivered 11/12/52. RAF Service was with 7 FTS RAF Cottesmore and RAF College Cranwell (aircraft based at Barkston Heath).
Written off (destroyed) 9/10/54 when engine failed on take-off, aircraft dived into ground and caught fire near Belton, two miles West South West of RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire. Pilot killed
Crew of Balliol WG120
Flight Lieutenant John Cartwright AFC, RAF (QFI Flight Instructor, Service Number 113839, aged 35)
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.164 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 42)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.93
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/240:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424361 5.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WG 6.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1954 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Barkston_Heath 8.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38456/supplement/6009/data.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Jun-2008 20:30 |
JINX |
Added |
10-Jan-2020 19:03 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Apr-2020 22:54 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |