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| Date: | Monday 9 March 1942 |
| Time: | 00:22 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3057 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
This aircraft was damaged when the pilot selected wheels up instead of flaps up on the runway immediately prior to take-off for an operational sortie.
Pilot P/O RA Newmarch (Rhodesian) and his crew were unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2022 18:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
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