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Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1954 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American Harvard T Mk 2B |
Owner/operator: | Oxford UAS RAF |
Registration: | KF954 |
MSN: | 18-056 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Woodvale, Southport, Lancashire (EGOW) -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Woodvale, Lancashire (EGOW) |
Destination airport: | RAF Kidlington, Oxfordshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:North American Harvard T.2B KF954: Earliest known RAF service was with 6 SFTS (April 1946 to May 1947), 6 FTS (May to August 1947), 607 (County of Durham) Squadron as "RAN-B" later "LA-B" (July 1948 to May 1952), Durham UAS (University Air Squadron) (May to November 1952), 23 RFS (Reserve Flying School)(November 1952 to May 1953), and finally with Oxford UAS (University Air Squadron) from May 1953.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22/6/54: Aircraft swung off the runway on take off. Undercarriage leg collapsed, and wingtip hit ground. No casualties reported
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.160 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Harvard File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain, 1988 p.136)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.66
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Apr-2020 19:52 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
14-Apr-2020 09:59 |
Investig |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
15-Apr-2020 20:13 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
16-Apr-2020 09:14 |
Investig |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |