ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160160
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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 229 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PJ906 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk |
Short Stirling Mk.V PJ906, 229 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20 December 1946. Port undercarriage leg dropped down in flight, and dinghy blew out; undercarriage collapsed when taxiing at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.23. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. The Stirling File (Bryce Gomershall, Air Britain, 1979 p 89)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2013 08:12 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 15:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2019 22:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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