Accident Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD491, Friday 9 June 1967
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Date:Friday 9 June 1967
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic hphs model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Hastings C.2
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WD491
MSN: HP67/119
Year of manufacture:1951
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:West Raynham RAF Station -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:West Raynham RAF Station
Narrative:
A tyre burst on landing. Directional control was lost and the airplane tipped up after exiting the runway.

Sources:

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
http://handleypagehastings.activeboard.com/

Images:


photo (c) Sgt. Bill Duncan; West Raynham RAF Station; 09 June 1967

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