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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Martinet TT Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | APS RAF |
| Registration: | HP176 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
| RAF Acklington |
Miles Martinet TT Mk 1 HP175, APS (Armament Practice Station), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5/4/1951. During the final approach to RAF Acklington, Northumberland, the engine failed, and the aircraft belly landed. Aircraft deemed "beyond economical repair", but both crew were apparently uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.112 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.127
3. RAF Acklington ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/1/1956: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2369 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4102079
4. https://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Jan-2012 00:32 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, ] |
| 21-Jan-2014 05:00 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2014 16:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2021 17:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2021 20:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 20-Jan-2021 21:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 20-Jan-2021 21:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
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