ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207859
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss Tomahawk 2b |
| Owner/operator: | 2(AC) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AK144 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sawbridgeworth |
| RAF Sawbridgeworth |
During the approach to land the pilot mishandled the engine controls (wrong use of mixture control rather than propeller pitch change mechanism), the engine failed and the aircraft stalled and spun in just outside the airfield perimeter, injuring the pilot.
No disciplinary action was taken against the pilot, P/O P M Gordon-Crosby, as it was considered that his injuries were sufficient punishment.
Sources:
2(AC) Sqn ORB
'Where the Lysanders were .....' (the story of Sawbridgeworth's airfields) by Paul Doyle, pub 1995 by Forward Airfield Research Publishing, ISBN 09525 624 05.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2018 16:06 | paddy | Added |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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