ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160800
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Warwick V |
| Owner/operator: | Vickers Aircraft Ltd |
| Registration: | PN773 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Three Acre Field, Rectory Lane, Byfleet, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Brooklands, Surrey |
Vickers Warwick Mk.V PN773 first flew on 2nd January 1945. Flown by test pilot Bob Handasyde, it crashed beside Rectory Lane, in Three Acre Field, close to St Mary's Church: It did a short flip over the banking at Byfleet and hit some power lines. Luckily the pilot managed to land it in the field rather than on anyone’s house, and it just missed road-sweeper Jack Smith with a wing-tip. Another Vickers employee named Bob Rampling (who lived in nearby Hopfield Avenue) was also on board and was reputedly sent on another test flight later that same day. PN773 was badly broken up, with the tail section broken off and the cockpit only just staying attached.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.byfleetheritage.org.uk/newslet%2047.pdf
3. https://infogalactic.com/info/Byfleet#Industrial_history
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2013 03:45 | JINX | Added |
| 15-May-2017 15:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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