ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212188
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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 10 MU RAF |
| Registration: | PX243 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hullavington, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire |
| RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire |
De Havilland Hornet F.1 PX243, 10 MU, RAF Hullavington: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when bounced on landing, undercarriage collapsed at RAF Hullavington, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, 9.5.46 and aircraft destroyed by Fire. The pilot - Group Captain Arthur F Scroggs - was uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.40. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.140
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. The Hornet File (Lewis G Cooper (Air Britain Historians Ltd) First Edition (Oct. 1992); 0851302025; ISBN-13)
5. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.99: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. 10 MU RAF Hullavington ORB for the period 1-1-1946 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1461: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101171
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103%20prodn%20list.txt
8. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37770/supplement/5302/data.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hullavington#History
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2018 07:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Nov-2019 21:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2019 22:32 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2021 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:23 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category]] |
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