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| Date: | Friday 6 July 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival Provost T52 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Rhodesian Air Force |
| Registration: | RRAF149 |
| MSN: | PAC/56/378 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thornhill AFB, Gwelo, Midlands -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thornhill, Rhodesia |
| Old Sarum, Rhodesia |
C/no. PAC/56/378. Ordered for RAF as XF879, for delivery in October 1955. Transferred off contract to Royal Rhodesian Air Force as RRAF149, and delivered 5 December 1955. Written off when crashed at Thornhill, Rhodesia 6 July 1956
Sources:
1. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-africa/zim/af/types/provost.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2012 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Jun-2020 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2022 21:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Apr-2022 23:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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