ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99549
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| Date: | Saturday 14 April 1945 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF |
| Owner/operator: | 415th (NF) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | BT295 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | A.64 Saint Dizier Airfield, 4 km west of Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | A.64 St Dizier (Fr.) |
| A.64 St Dizier |
Beaufighter BT295: Take off for Night flying test. 14/05/1945
Weather: CAVU. Wind 2 to 3 mph in-line with runway. Cleared from A-64, France for local night flying test. Pilot made a fairly normal landing and applied brake to straighten the roll on the runway. Brake lever became lax and there was no braking effect. Airplane ran off the runway to the right, striking some parked vehicles, The undercarriage collapsed and fire broke out in the port engine almost immediately. The wreckage was consumed by fire and no examination was possible. It is believed material failure was responsible for the accident. The brake lever cable probably broke when pilot applied brake to straighten his roll. Since no braking resulted because of this failure, the aircraft ran off the runway out of control. Damage. airplane demolished and burned.
Crew:
Lt. (????) William H. FLANNAGAN (pilot) USAAF - Ok
F/O (????) Raymond J. NEYER (nav.) USAAF - Ok
T/4 (????) Lynn A. DOCTOR (pass.) USAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?763-USAAF-Beau-accidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2011 09:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants] |
| 13-Feb-2014 16:19 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2015 14:53 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 28-Jan-2021 16:04 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 10:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Nov-2022 19:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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