ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315008
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 August 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Consolidated Liberator C Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KL593 |
| MSN: | 43-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Polebrook, 3.5 miles ESE of Oundle, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Consolidated B-24 Liberator C.VI; ex-USAAF 44-49692 (MSN 43-20). Delivered to Dorval, Canada 12.2.45. To MEAF (Middle East Air Force). Arrived Maison Blanche, Algeria 21.2.45; no record of service. Transferred to RAF in UK 1.7.45. To 1 TAMU (Transport Aircraft Maintenance Unit) for conversion to C.VI troop-transport. Issued to 53 Squadron, RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire 28.8.45 coded 'PU-H'.
When flown by a 3 FPP (3 Ferry Pilots Pool) crew, abandoned take-off from RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire 27.8.46 and overshot; aircraft reportedly came down at RAF Polebrook,3.5 miles (5.6 km) east-south-east of Oundle, Northamptonshire
Aircraft sustained Cat C damage, revised to Cat E 17.10.46 and struck of charge
NOTE: Several published sources give different locations for the crash site: RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire or RAF Polebrook, Northamptonshire or RAF St. David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.47. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.103: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p203
4. The Liberator in RAF and Commonwealth Service (Air Britain, 2007) by James D. Oughton (Author), John F. Hamlin (Compiler), Andrew Thomas (Compiler)
5. 53 Sqn RAF ORB for the period 1-4-46 to 30-11-46: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2422/18: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8419978
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._53_Squadron_RAF#History
7. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Polebrook
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2023 21:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Jun-2023 21:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 09-Jun-2023 08:22 | Nepa | Updated |
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