ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22450
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Harrow Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 271 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7031 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nostel Priory, near RAF Wakefield, Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Jurby |
| RAF Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
Port Engine failed, hit ridge & DBR in forced landing when undercarriage collapsed. Pilot was Sgt W Payne
"I became breathless after a short exertion. Almost continuous pain in my left side mostly during nights."
"I was a second pilot in a Harrow aircraft returning from RAF Jurby to RAF Doncaster when our port engine cut out. Carrying out a forced landing in very poor weather and bad visibility the aircraft crashed and I sustained the above injuries. I was on duty at the time of the accident."
Sources:
Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
Flying Log Book of Sgt A Kujawa who was co-pilot of this aircraft, plus hand written description of accident by Sgt Kujawa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2008 01:11 | Anon. | Added |
| 21-Oct-2009 08:27 | JINX | Updated |
| 16-Jan-2012 13:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 05-Aug-2013 17:54 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 13-Apr-2016 19:15 | drbob193 | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 06:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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