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Date: | Wednesday 26 December 1945 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 518 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | PN386 |
MSN: | Y3-J |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Tiree |
Destination airport: | RAF Prestwick, Ayrshire |
Narrative:Handley Page Halifax Mk.III PN386 (Y3-J): Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26 December 1945 when Undercarriage leg collapsed in heavy landing at RAF Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. No fatalities or casualties reported.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.24. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3.
http://www.aniodhlann.org.uk/?s=518+Squadron Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Sep-2013 17:03 |
JINX |
Added |
06-Nov-2018 18:35 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
27-Oct-2019 21:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |