Incident Percival Provost T52 R6308, 16 Aug 1974
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Date:16-AUG-1974
Time:
Type:Percival Provost T52
Owner/operator:Rhodesian Air Force
Registration: R6308
MSN: PAC/56/367
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Thornhill AFB, Gwelo, Midlands -   Zimbabwe
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Thornhill, Rhodesia
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aircraft struck ditch on runway whilst taxying at Thornhill, Rhodesia. Both crew - Flt lt S. Baldwin (pilot) and Officer Cadet J. C. Phillips (PAX) - sustained slight injuries

(Ordered for RAF as XF871, for September 1955 delivery. Not delivered, to Southern Rhodesian AF as SR145 on 7/12/1955. Later to Royal Rhodeisan Air Force as RRAF145, then RRAF308, finally R6308)

Sources:

http://rhodesianforces.org/AircraftIncidents.htm
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-africa/zim/af/types/provost.htm
http://ukserials.com/


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Apr-2012 17:29 Dr. John Smith Added
12-Apr-2022 21:17 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]
13-Apr-2022 23:02 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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