Gear-up landing Incident North American AT-16 Harvard T.2B FX200,
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Date:Friday 29 January 1954
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-16 Harvard T.2B
Owner/operator:3 FTS RAF
Registration: FX200
MSN: 14A-1503
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Feltwell, Norfolk
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
North American AT-16 Harvard T.2B FX200: Ex-USAAF 43-34617. Delivered to the RAF in September 1944, and initially struck off charge on 21/12/45. However, taken back on charge 15/1/46. Last operational RAF service with 3 FTS, RAF Feltwell, Norfolk from February 1952

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/1/54: the aircraft was belly landed at RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk after the pilot - Pilot Officer I.E. Carr - was unable to lower the undercarriage on approach.

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.154 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Harvard File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain 1988 p.104)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.31
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Apr-2020 22:47 Dr. John Smith Added
10-Apr-2020 09:21 Investig Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator]

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