ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211180
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P6966 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lanton Farm, Dunmore Moss, near Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grangemouth |
| Raf Grangemouth |
On takeoff a tyre burst and damaged the undercarriage when retraction was initiated. The pilot, P/O Irving Francis McDermott, baled out and landed safely, leaving the aircraft to crash on Lanton Farm land.
When the aircraft was dug by enthusiasts in October 1979 it was found that the reason for the burst tyre was that a Hurricane wheel had been fitted (the type was also on the strength of 263 Sqn) and this proved to be incompatible with the Whirlwinds' faster operating speed on the ground.
Sources:
Westland Whirlwind Described (Bruce Robertson), Kookaburra Technical Publications 1965
Paul Doyle personal files
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2018 13:44 | paddy | Added |
| 21-May-2018 17:41 | paddy | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2018 18:41 | paddy | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2018 09:27 | paddy | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2018 17:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2019 11:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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