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| Date: | Monday 31 December 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 46 (Uganda) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PK130 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire |
Starboard outer engine failed, on take-off, at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 31/12/1945: Aircraft swung off runway, undercarriage collapsed, fuselage and wings buckled. Aircraft written off (damaged beyond repair).
Sources:
1. 1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.24. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2 The Stirling File (Bryce Gomersall, Air Britain, 1979 p.90)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2013 17:05 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:32 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 19-May-2019 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2019 22:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 28-May-2024 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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