ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74419
Last updated: 5 June 2020
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| Date: | 15-JAN-1949 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hastings C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) (Berlin Airlift) |
| Registration: | TG521 |
| C/n / msn: | HP67/25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Schleswigland RAF Station -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Runway collision with a service car from the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation.
My father was waiting to marshal 521 in when it stopped prematurely with strange sound like running a bar along metal railings.
Sources:
Die Rosinenbomber: Die Berliner Luftbrücke 1948/49, Huschke, Wolfgang j
Eye witness George Arthur Sawyer 2381963 id 09615
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2010 12:03 | TB | Added |
| 20-May-2010 12:12 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jan-2013 11:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2013 16:45 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2017 14:08 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2018 06:42 | Mjsengineer | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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