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Date: | Tuesday 19 June 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Tempest Mk V |
Owner/operator: | 83 GSU RAF |
Registration: | SN126 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Dunsfold, Surrey -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Dunsfold, Surrey [EGTD] |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19 June 1945: caught fire when starting up whilst parked at Dunsfold Aerodrome, Godalming, Surrey. Damage initially assessed as Cat.3(Repairable). However later down graded to Cat.5(G/I) and struck off charge; relegated to ground instructional airframe as 5301M
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p.12)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Jan-2015 21:19 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
17-Apr-2015 18:02 |
Fort Knox |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |