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| Date: | Thursday 29 May 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | General Aircraft Hamilcar I |
| Owner/operator: | 297 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RR938 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Tarrant Rushton, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tarrant Rushton, Dorset |
General Aircraft Hamilcar 1 RR938, 297 Squadron RAF: Written off (Damaged beyond repair) on the ground, at RAF Tarrant Rushton, near Blandford Forum, Dorset 29 May 1947, no further details.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.318
3. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1992)
4. 297 Sqn RAF ORB for the period 1-4-46 to 30-11-50: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2493/3: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8422592
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._297_Squadron_RAF#Post-war
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Tarrant_Rushton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2011 05:52 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 29-Dec-2011 07:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Source, ] |
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