ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199321
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| Date: | Thursday 20 April 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K2200 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Weald, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald, Essex |
| RAF North Weald | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flying Officer Hobson of 29 Squadron based at North Weald escaped serious injury when he folded Bristol Bulldog IIA K2200 in half during a crash landing near his home airfield on 20.4.33
The fuselage and wings forward of the cockpit area remained largely intact, but the rear fuselage and tail area was reversed and ended up upside-down and beneath the main wreckage. Almost totally wrecked in the impact, the aircraft was struck off RAF charge on the same day.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976)
2. http://www.brynelliott.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps2Peacetime.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2017 17:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Sep-2017 17:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2017 10:29 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Nov-2018 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2023 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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