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| Date: | Monday 9 January 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Marathon T.2 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XA254 |
| MSN: | 106 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Thorney Island RAF Station -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Thorney Island RAF Station |
The Marathon overran the runway, crossed over the seawall, and ended up in the mud. Weather was poor including high winds and heavy rainfall.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
John H. Kendall (email 2-dec-2001)
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