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Date: | Tuesday 26 June 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter TT Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 34 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | RD807 |
MSN: | 8Q-G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | RAF Horsham St. Faith |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Beaufighter RD807/G: Written off in a landing accident at RAF Horsham St. Faith.26/06/1951
The undercarrriage of the Beaufighter partially collapsed on the landing run, the wingtip dipped, made contact with the runway, and the aircraft ground looped through 90 degrees. Although the aircraft was deemed "beyond economic repair", the crew of two (pilot, and target drone winch operater) were uninjured.
Crew:???? Ok
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.116 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 150
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
4. 34 Squadron ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 30/11/1954: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2607/3 at
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8423965 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._34_Squadron_RAF#Post-war 6. Photo of RD807 at Cambridge 3/5/51:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5523423754/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Jan-2021 18:09 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
31-Jan-2021 20:11 |
T.T.Taylor |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |