Date:	Wednesday 20 April 1949
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3
Owner/operator:	65 (East India) Sqn RAF
Registration:	PX394
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, England, -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire

Narrative:
De Havilland Hornet F.3 PX394, 65 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a landing accident at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire 20 April 1949. The aircraft was being flown by a USAF Officer in an exchange posting, and was returning to Linton-on-Ouse from a low-level navigation sortie. On touchdown, the pilot applies the brakes to harshly, causing the aircraft to tip over and overturn. This incident was the second time that a DH Hornet had overturned due to harsh application of the brakes. As far as is known the pilot survived with only minor injuries.

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.492
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103%20prodn%20list.txt
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_Northern_England.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Linton-on-Ouse#History
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._65_Squadron_RAF#Post_war

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