ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237295
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| Date: | Monday 23 July 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 215 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XK369 |
| MSN: | 123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boldron, 2 miles SW of Barnard Castle, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boldron, Barnard Castle, County Durham |
| RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC.1 XK369: Notified as awaiting collection 15/12/55, delivered to the RAF 21/12/1955 to 19 MU RAF St. Athan. Issued to 215 Squadron, RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, 11/5/56.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23/7/56: Aircraft hit a fence while taking off downwind from a field at Boldron, two miles south-west of Barnard Castle, County Durham and crashed into a ditch. All four crew escaped unharmed.
Wreckage recovered to 60 MU RAF Rufforth, York, North Yorkshire for damage assessment. Not repaired, Struck Off Charge as Cat.5(s) at 60 MU Rufforth 25/7/56, and broken up for spares and produce
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.173 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 72)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.149
4. 215 Squadron ORB (Operational Records Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for period 1/5/56 to 31/8/58: File AIR 27/2841/1 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8433086
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boldron
7. https://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm
8. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XK
9. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/letters/16070270.letters-anyone-remember-light-aircraft-made-forced-landing-demesnes-barnard-castle-1950s/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2020 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Jun-2020 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2020 13:35 | MIG29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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