ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160942
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| Date: | Monday 20 June 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 226 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | PR811 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk |
| RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk |
Hawker Tempest Mk II PR811, 226 OCU, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20 June 1949 when crashed on approach to RAF Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Suffolk. On the downwind leg of the landing approach, the aircraft's engine supercharger impeller broke up due to metal fatigue, and the engine stopped. The pilot, Pilot II G N G Bowtle RAF therefore made an immediate forced landing at RAF Bentwaters. The aircraft was wrecked, but the pilot survived.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. Final Landings - A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat losses 1946-1949 by Colin Cummings p.506
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._226_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF#Operational_history
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bentwaters
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2013 06:49 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Mar-2015 15:06 | Erectus | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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