ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49285
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| Date: | Monday 24 September 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American P-51C Mustang III |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HB876 |
| MSN: | 42-103765 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire |
| RAF Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire |
EX-USAAF P-51C-5-NT 42-103765; to RAF in July 1944 as Mustang III HB876. Service with 441 Squadron, RCAF, (as 9G-L) then with 61 OTU. Written off (destroyed) when spun into the ground during aerobatics.
The pilot attempted to perform a roll at 2,000 feet, which was below the briefed safety height. Control was lost and there was insufficient height for recovery.
Warrant Officer Ronald Harold BOLLAND ( 1332393 ) RAFVR ( 24 ) is buried at Sutton Cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.9. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. https://www.swissmustangs.ch/europe
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
RAFWEB Casualties 1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Oct-2019 00:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 00:32 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 00:45 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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