Date:	Thursday 14 March 1946
Time:	day
Type:	Hawker Tempest Mk II
Owner/operator:	5 Sqn RAF
Registration:	PR616
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	RAF Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh -   India
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	RAF Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Narrative:
Hawker Tempest Mk. II PR616, 5 Squadron RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14 March 1946. An air pipe in the pneumatic system failed, and all air pressure was lost, including the air pressure to the braking system. On touchdown at RAF Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, the pilot - Warrant Officer R. Shanks - had no means of stopping the aircraft/ as a result, the Hawker Tempest ran off the port side of the runway, then struck a ditch approx. 50 yards beyond the runway edge, the impact of which broke off the undercarriage.

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.94
3. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
4. 5 Sqn RAF ORB: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
24-Sep-2013 08:53	JINX	Added
04-Mar-2015 14:50	SIS07	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
18-Sep-2023 20:41	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]]