Date:	Monday 28 January 1946
Time:	day
Type:	Consolidated B-24L-15-FO Liberator C.VI
Owner/operator:	86 Sqn RAF
Registration:	KL681
MSN:	4688
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire

Narrative:
Consolidated B-24L-15-FO Liberator: Ex-USAAF 44-49833 [MSN 4688] built by the Ford Motor Co. To RAF April 1945 as Liberator C.VI KL681, and issued to 86 Squadron. On 10-6-45, 86 Squadron joined Transport Command's No. 301 Wing, flying missions to India. Finally, on 25-4-46, the Squadron was disbanded.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28-1-46: The pilot undershot the landing at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, in gusty wind conditions and struck ATC (Air Traffic Control) van. The undercarriage leg snapped off, and the aircraft came to a halt on the grass beside the runway. None of the fifteen persons on board were injured.

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.29 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.49
3. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.94: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf111
4. 86 Sqn RAF ORB for January 1946: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/710/22: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8455006
5, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._86_Squadron_RAF#Post_war
7. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b24_21.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Oakington#Post_war

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-Jun-2021 20:47	Dr. John Smith	Added
03-Jun-2021 21:18	MiG15	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
22-Jul-2023 13:54	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]]