ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159893
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| Date: | Monday 31 December 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington T Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 5 ANS RAF |
| Registration: | PG416 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire |
| RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X PG416, 5 ANS (Air Navigation School), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) December 31, 1951: On final approach to RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire, while completing a local training sortie, the aircraft hit the ground, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in a field located few hundred yards short of runway. There were no casualties.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.123 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.209
4. Halpenny, B, B. Action Stations: Military Airfields of Yorkshire v. 4.Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1982. ISBN 978-0850595321
5. 101 FRS ORB (Operations Record Book) (Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/1/1952: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2319/1 at hhttps://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7163235
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-619-wellington-x-raf-lindholme
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lindholme#1946_%E2%80%93_1980
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2013 02:03 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Apr-2015 19:37 | Slizack | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2017 23:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2021 02:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2021 03:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Feb-2021 09:48 | Slizack | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
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