Gear-up landing Incident North American AT-16 Harvard T Mk 2B FX334,
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Date:Monday 23 July 1956
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-16 Harvard T Mk 2B
Owner/operator:Nottingham UAS RAF
Registration: FX334
MSN: 14A-1732
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Kinloss, Morayshire, in the north of Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kinloss, Morayshire
Destination airport:RAF Kinloss, Morayshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
North American AT-16 Harvard T.2B FX334: First recorded in RAF service with 5 (P) AFU in February 1945. To 7 SFTS in April 1946. To 22 SFTS from December 1946 to August 1948. Stored, then to 7 FTS RAF (coded "O-G") from November 1950 to June 1952. Stored, then to Cambridge UAS from January 1956. To Nottingham UAS from June 1956.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23/7/56: The aircraft made a wheels-up belly landing at RAF Kinloss, Morayshire, after the engine failed while in the Kinloss circuit. No injuries reported. Aircraft not repaired, and Struck Off Charge as Cat.5(c)

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.173 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Harvard File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain, 1988 p.107)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.202

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jun-2020 21:38 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]
23-Jun-2020 21:39 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date]
23-Jun-2020 21:42 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
25-Jun-2020 19:04 MIG21 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator]

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