Date:	Friday 26 April 1946
Time:
Type:	Bristol Beaufighter TT Mk X
Owner/operator:	254 Sqn RAF
Registration:	RD501
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Langham, Langham Road, Cockthorpe, Holt, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Langham, Norfolk
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Beaufighter RD501: Damaged in a taxiing accident at RAF Langham, Cockthorpe, Holt, Norfolk. 26/04/1946
While taxiing at RAF Langham, the brakes failed when a brake cable snapped, and the aircraft collided with a building. Although the aircraft was written off as FACE (Flying Accident Cat. E) and thus "damaged beyond economic repair"
Crew: ???? Ok

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999.
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949.
4. ORB 254 Sqn RAF for the period 1-6-1945 to 30-09-1946: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/1516/35: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8397472
5. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.98: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Langham

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
02-Sep-2013 22:21	JINX	Added
04-Oct-2018 13:26	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
10-Nov-2019 23:25	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2019 22:35	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Operator]
21-Nov-2019 23:28	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
21-Nov-2019 23:29	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
13-Jul-2021 15:00	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
13-Jul-2021 15:42	youda	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
14-Jul-2021 11:44	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Date, Narrative]
23-Jan-2022 22:26	Nepa	Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
10-Nov-2022 11:10	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jun-2023 20:49	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]