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Date: | Sunday 16 March 1941 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Fairey Battle Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 98 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L5066 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Kaldaðarnes, Selfoss -
Iceland
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Kaldaðarnes, Selfoss, Iceland |
Destination airport: | RAF Kaldaðarnes, Selfoss, Iceland |
Narrative:Fairey Battle Mk.1 L5066, 98 Squadron RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16 March 1941. L5066 was returning to RAF Kaldaðarnes, Selfoss, Iceland, after an anti-submarine mission on the Denmark Strait. Due to mechanical failure, (probably the failure of the undercarriage to "lock down") the pilot made a wheels up landing. The aircraft suffered heavy damage and was written off. As far as is known, the three crew survived with only minor injuries (cuts and bruises).
L5066 was formally Struck Off Charge on 13 May 1941 after recovery of components
Sources:
1. The Battle File (Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1997 p.156)
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1979 p.37)
3.
https://stridsminjar.is/en/a-list-of-crash-sites-by-year?catid=0&id=2 4. 98 Squadron ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for period 1-31 March 1941: File AIR 27/781/7 at
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8384878 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kaldadarnes Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Mar-2008 22:33 |
JINX |
Added |
01-Nov-2018 10:08 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
14-Aug-2019 08:29 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
24-Oct-2020 19:00 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |