ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230226
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| Date: | Friday 21 September 1945 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 23 MU RAF |
| Registration: | PW419 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland |
Short Stirling Mk.IV PW419, 23 MU RAF Aldergrove: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21 September 1945 when damaged in a gale while parked out on the Airfield at RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Northern Ireland. One of two Stirlings destroyed in this storm (the other was PW395). PW419 never saw active service; it was delivered to 23 MU RAF Aldergrove, in February 1945, and remained there until destroyed as per the above
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.9. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Stirling File (Bryce Gomershall, Air Britain, 1979 p 92)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2019 19:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Nov-2019 10:33 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2022 04:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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