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Date: | Tuesday 1 April 1952 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk X |
Owner/operator: | 104 FRS RAF |
Registration: | NA788 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Middleton St.George, Darlington, Co.Durham, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Middleton St. George, Darlington, County Durham |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X NA788, 104 FRS (Flying Refresher School), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1/4/1951. At the end of a sortie from RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire, the Wellington landed heavily at RAF Middleton St. George, Darlington, County Durham in conditions of strong cross winds. The aircraft began to swing to port during the landing run, and the Instructor Pilot took control, attempting to correct the swing by applying opposite rudder. The aircraft then ground looped through 180 degrees, and the undercarriage collapsed.
Although the aircraft was wrecked (written off as "damaged beyond economic repair") no injuries were reported among the crew
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.125 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 235
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Mar-2021 18:03 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
02-Mar-2021 20:21 |
Holschtein |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
05-Mar-2021 18:45 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |