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Date: | Sunday 5 March 1950 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Percival P.28 Proctor Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | Northern Ireland CF RAF |
Registration: | NP389 |
MSN: | H.748 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RNAS Sydenham, Belfast, Northern Ireland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RNAS Sydenham, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Percival Proctor Mk. IV NP389, RAF Northern Ireland Communications Flight: Written off (destroyed) 5 March 1950 when crashed on take off from RNAS Sydenham, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The aircraft experienced an engine failure on take off and stalled at an altitude of 100 feet. The pilot attempted to turn the aircraft around, and land back at Sydenham, but did not have enough altitude or airspeed. The Proctor then stalled and caught fire on impact with the ground. All three on board were killed.
Crew of Proctor NP389
Flying Officer Sidney Thomas Bryans, RAF (pilot, aged 30, Service Number 144302).
Officer Cadet William Angus Lister Morrison, RAF
Officer Cadet Ernest Harold Godfrey Porter, RAF
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.78. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 p 37
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/10:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424131 4.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38684/supplement/3852/data.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Dec-2019 23:40 |
Dr. John Smith |
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22-Dec-2019 21:18 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
15-Dec-2020 01:03 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |