Incident Hawker Tempest Mk II PR802,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160939
 
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Date:Friday 28 March 1947
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic tpst model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Tempest Mk II
Owner/operator:TFU RAF
Registration: PR802
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Defford, Worcestershire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Defford, Worcestershire
Destination airport:RAF Defford, Worcestershire
Narrative:
Hawker Tempest PR802 (Telecommunications Flying Unit): Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28/03/1947
when swung to port on landing, ran off the runway, and overturned when sank into soft ground at RAF Defford, Worcestershire. No reported fatalities or injuries to the pilot.
Crew:
F/O J.W Patterson (pilot) RAF : Ok

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.61. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.289
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. https://deffordairfieldheritagegroup.wordpress.com/aircraft-at-defford/aircraft-at-defford/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Research_Establishment
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Defford#Postwar_use

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Sep-2013 06:43 JINX Added
30-Mar-2015 10:36 Repac Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
20-Nov-2019 00:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Feb-2020 10:58 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
19-May-2023 19:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Operator, Operator]]
20-May-2023 21:05 Nepa Updated [[[Operator, Operator]]]

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