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Date: | Friday 29 January 1954 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American AT-16 Harvard T.2B |
Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
Registration: | FX200 |
MSN: | 14A-1503 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:North American AT-16 Harvard T.2B FX200: Ex-USAAF 43-34617. Delivered to the RAF in September 1944, and initially struck off charge on 21/12/45. However, taken back on charge 15/1/46. Last operational RAF service with 3 FTS, RAF Feltwell, Norfolk from February 1952
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/1/54: the aircraft was belly landed at RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk after the pilot - Pilot Officer I.E. Carr - was unable to lower the undercarriage on approach.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.154 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Harvard File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain 1988 p.104)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.31
4.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Apr-2020 22:47 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
10-Apr-2020 09:21 |
Investig |
Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |