Date:	Wednesday 28 July 1954
Time:	day
Type:	Bristol 171 Sycamore HR14
Owner/operator:	275 Sqn RAF
Registration:	XE306
MSN:	13144
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire (EGXU)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Bristol 171 Sycamore HR14 XE306: Delivered November 1953. Known service was with the A&AEE Boscombe Down, and then to 275 Squadron, RAF.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28/7/54: The engine failed to respond when approaching the hover position at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire. XE306 struck the ground port wheel first, bounced and turned over. Both crew were injured, but not seriously

Crew of Sycamore XE306:
Flight Lieutenant James M Hamilton RAF
Flying Officer F A Barnard RAF

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.161 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2001 p.22)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.77
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VT
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1954.htm
6. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205040639

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-Feb-2013 18:21	Dr. John Smith	Added
08-Apr-2013 20:48	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Location]
16-Apr-2020 23:43	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]