ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157526
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| Date: | Saturday 14 October 1939 |
| Time: | 17:50 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P1170 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Doncaster, Doncaster, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Doncaster, South Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hampden P1170 was built to contract 773239/38 by Handley Page Ltd. at Radlett and delivered to 61 Squadron at Hemswell in July 1939. On 14th October 1939 this aircraft landed at Doncaster's former civilian grass airfield at 17.50 hours during night flying training without incident. The pilot had inadvertently taxied the Hampden on cinders which caused the undercarriage to collapse. The cinders were still red hot beneath the surface and although the pilot left the aircraft it later caught fire. The pilot was later informed his aircraft, which was practically new, was little more than a smouldering wreck.
Pilot - P/O K Jones RAF. Uninjured. Remaining crew - Names unknown. Hampden P1170 sustained Cat.W/FA damage in the incident detailed above when it burnt out, and was struck off charge
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-R9999
2. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york39/p1170.html
3. http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/BCWW2Losses/1939-1940.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2013 05:15 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Jan-2015 20:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2015 14:48 | QQ3 | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 24-Jul-2018 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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