ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309423
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 July 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Martinet TT Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | RCCS RAF |
| Registration: | NR635 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk |
Miles Martinet TT. Mk.1 NR635, RCCS (Reserve Command Communications Sqn) RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) is a taxying accident at RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk 19 July 1949
The pilot of Martinet NR635 did not keep a good lookout whilst taxying at Horsham St. Faith and the aircraft's starboard undercarriage struck a concrete slab being used to mark out the airfield's identification letters. The starboard undercarriage of Martinet NR635 collapsed, and the aircraft was written off. The pilot survived without injuries.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.515
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Horsham_St_Faith#Postwar_Royal_Air_Force_use
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