Incident Handley Page Hampden Mk I AT153,
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Date:Tuesday 10 March 1942
Time:14:20 LT
Type:Handley Page Hampden Mk I
Owner/operator:50 Sqn RAF
Registration: AT153
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
This aircraft was damaged on landing from a ferry flight when the pilot landed too close to the starboard edge of the runway. Instead of throttling back, he applied left rudder, causing the aircraft to swing sharply to port as it was still at flying speed.
Pilot P/O JD Crombie and crew were unhurt.

Sources:

http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs

Revision history:

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11-Mar-2022 18:54 TigerTimon Added

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