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Date: | Tuesday 16 December 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas Havoc Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 1451 Flt RAF |
Registration: | AH473 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Hunsdon, Kent, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Hunsdon |
Narrative:The aircraft was conducting a GCI training sortie. While landing both engines lost power at 100 feet above touchdown resulting in a hard landing. The pilot was injured and the aircraft DBR.
Sources:
1451 Flight ORB entry for 16 Dec 41.
Listemann, Phil H. The Douglas Boston & Havoc Night Fighter (SQUADRONS 24). Philedition. Kindle Edition.
Images:
1451 Flight ORB entry for 16 Dec 41
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Feb-2022 07:13 |
grapeshot418 |
Added |
09-Feb-2022 21:26 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |