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| Date: | Saturday 16 July 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Hastings C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | TG611 |
| MSN: | HP67/89 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL/EDDT) |
The Hastings lost control and dived into the ground due to incorrect tail trim.
Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes
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