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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1943 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1520 BAT Flt RAF |
| Registration: | AT619 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
| RAF Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
On 20th November 1943 this aircraft was being landed at Holme on Spalding Moor airfield at 11.00hrs using the Beam approach system in foggy weather, on touch down the aircraft bounced and left the runway, the wheels then dug into soft ground and the aircraft overturned. The aircraft was on the books of 1520 BAT (Beam Approach Training) Flight which trained pilots in the use of the beam flying equipment.
Crew:-
Pilot (Instructor) : Squadron Leader Herbert Charles Langford RAFVR 86412 (NCO:741851 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 November, 1940) [Injured]
Pilot (Under Training) : Sergeant J R Coulter RAAF [Injured]
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/at619.html
2. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 12:09 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Aug-2017 01:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2017 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 31-May-2024 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Operator, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 07:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 07:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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