ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230781
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| Date: | Monday 28 January 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Stinson V-77 Reliant |
| Owner/operator: | ECFS RAF |
| Registration: | FB649 |
| MSN: | 77-377 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hullavington, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire |
Stinson V-77 Reliant FB649 (ex-USAAF 43-44090) ECFS (Empire Central Flying School), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28-1-46 when port wing dropped on take-off from RAF Hullavington, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, and aircraft swung 180 degrees off the runway and caught fire.
Crew:
F/Lt J. Smith (Pilot) RAF - survived OK
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.28. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946-1949 by Colin Cummings P.50
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/28/W2320: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578166
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html
5. ECFS/EFS RAF ORB for the period 1-4-1942 to 31-5-1949: Mational Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/628: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100337
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_College_of_Air_Warfare#History
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hullavington#Royal_Air_Force
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2019 01:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Nov-2019 10:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2020 16:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2020 00:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2021 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2021 16:33 | MiG21 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2022 20:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Source]] |
| 22-Jul-2023 13:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Location, Source]]] |
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