Date:	Sunday 28 April 1957
Time:	day
Type:	Boulton Paul Balliol T Mk 2
Owner/operator:	238 OCU RAF
Registration:	WN162
MSN:	BPA.6C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF North Luffenham, Rutland, East Midlands, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF North Luffenham, Rutland
Destination airport:	RAF North Luffenham, Rutland
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Boulton Paul Balliol T.Mk.2 WN162: Delivered 2/3/1954.. Sole operation service career was with 238 OCU RAF North Luffenham, Rutland.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28/4/1957: The pilot was badly affected by fumes in the cockpit (believed to be smoking/burning oil from the engine) during takeoff from RAF North Luffenham. The undercarriage was accidentally raised when the pilot attempted to make an immediate landing back at North Luffenham, Leicestershire. Aircraft Written off (damaged beyond repair) in the consequent belly landing, and struck off charge as Cat.5(c)

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.190 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 79)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.245
4. The Boulton Paul Balliol: The Last Merlin-Powered Aircraft By Alec Brew
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WN .

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
04-Aug-2020 14:03	Dr. John Smith	Added
04-Aug-2020 19:46	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
05-Aug-2020 13:04	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]