ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173260
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| Date: | Friday 31 August 1945 |
| Time: | 13:05 |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 56 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | EJ808 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Millfield, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Millfield, Northumberland |
| RAF Millfield, Northumberland |
On 31 August 1945 at 13:05 local time, Tempest EJ808, piloted by F/O A.B.Mattock, on No 6 course. 56 O.T.U. undershot Runway 36 on approach by about 50 yards. The undercarriage collapsed, aircraft carried on for about 50 yards up the runway; the engine broke away from fuselage. Fuselage only caught fire, pilot escaped unhurt.
Sources:
1. http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm
2. http://www.milfield.org.uk/fighter_leader_school_milfield.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2015 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Apr-2015 18:15 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
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