ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225125
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Martinet TT Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 APC RAF |
| Registration: | HP143 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near East Cliff, Hunts Bay, Southgate, Glamorgan, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llanbedr, Llanbedr, Gwynedd |
Miles M.25 Martinet TT. M.k1 HP143: It's service life included assignments to RAF Colerne, 11 APC and 1 APC (APC = Armament Practice Camp). The aircraft's engine cut and it was forced to land near the East Cliff, at Hunts Bay, Southgate, Glamorgan, on 8th August 1945.
Hunts Bay is located on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula, Wales, between Pwll du and Foxhole to the east of Three Cliffs Bay at approximate co ordinates: 51°33′41″N, 4°04′29″W.
Sources:
1. Halley, J.J, 1989 Royal Air Force Aircraft HA100-HZ999, page 86.
2. https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/515819/details/miles-martinet-i-hp143
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?8558-1-Armament-Practice-Camp-Locations
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunts_Bay
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2019 21:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-May-2019 07:19 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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