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| Date: | Tuesday 22 January 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NV640 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wunstorf, 6 km SSW of Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wunstorf (ETNW) |
The Tempest's engine failed on take-off at RAF Wunstorf. The pilot retracted the undercarriage to avoid overrunning the end of the runway, but the aircraft skidded into earth works. The impact caused the pilot's safety harness to snap and he was fatally injured.
Pilot:
S/Ldr (104447) John Bean Shepherd DFC & 2 Bars (the OC of 41 Sqn) RAFVR- killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. RAF Casualties-1946.
2. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1940-1949_28.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2013 13:59 | angels one five | Added |
| 15-Jan-2013 14:15 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2013 14:19 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2013 14:25 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2015 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2015 05:32 | angels one five | Updated [Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Apr-2015 18:21 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2018 17:43 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2021 11:52 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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