ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275525
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Date: | Wednesday 25 February 1942 |
Time: | 11:55 LT |
Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley |
Owner/operator: | 3 OTU RAF |
Registration: | N1505 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | RAF Cranwell |
Narrative:This aircraft sustained minor damage when it landed with one undercarriage leg not fully locked down. The leg retracted on touchdown, damaging the aircraft. The pilot, P/O F C Gill had not been taught to troubleshoot undercarriage faults due to the unit not having a serviceable training fuselage for tuition.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Feb-2022 10:36 |
TigerTimon |
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