ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247862
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| Date: | Sunday 16 August 1942 |
| Time: | 00:20 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BB197 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Pocklington |
Non-operational sortie - solo night flying practice.
Having taken off at 00:10 hrs the pilot landed ten minutes later but on landing at Pocklington the aircraft swung to starboard, the swing was over-corrected and the aircraft then swing violently to port, ground looped and the undercarriage collapsed.
Cat.E/FA damage was the result of the damage assessment. The aircraft was struck off charge on 21st August 1942.
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york42/bb197.html
https://pocklingtonhistory.com/history/20thcentury/pocklingtoninww2/AircraftLosses/Pock%20Losses%20(3%20Feb%202021).pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2021 20:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Feb-2021 20:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 21-Nov-2023 20:40 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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