Incident General Aircraft Hamilcar I RZ423,
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Date:Monday 17 November 1947
Time:day
Type:General Aircraft Hamilcar I
Owner/operator:47 Sqn RAF
Registration: RZ423
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire
Destination airport:RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire
Narrative:
General Aircraft Hamilcar: Written off (Damaged beyond repair) 17/11/1947 in a landing accident at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. Not repaired and struck off charge 11/12/1947 as Cat. E(FA). No further details.

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.318
3. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1992)
4. ORB 47 Sqn RAF for the period 1-1-1946 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2418/1: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8419743
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._47_Squadron_RAF#1946%E2%80%931967_Transport
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Fairford#Cold_War

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Dec-2011 06:10 Uli Elch Added
29-Dec-2011 07:09 Uli Elch Updated [Source]
20-May-2023 08:39 Nepa Updated [[Source]]

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