ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263521
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| Date: | Friday 18 January 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American AT-16 Harvard T.2B |
| Owner/operator: | 19 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | FT173 |
| MSN: | 14A-1213 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Noorduyn AT-16-ND Ex-USAAF 43-12914 (MSN 14A-1213). Delivered to RAF as Harvard IIb FT173. To No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit, Tern hill, Shropshire January 1945. To 19 Flying Training School, Cranwell, Lincolnshire June 1945.
Written off (destroyed) when collided with Harvard FX228 [ex-USAAF 43-34645] during approach in circuit in foggy weather conditions, and crashed at RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 18 January 1946. The pilot, AC.2 (Aircraftman 2nd Class) C M A Vallance, survived this accident; the two crew of Harvard FX228 did not.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.27. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.40
3. The Harvard File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain, 1998 p 97)
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html
5. 19 SFTS ORB (Operations Record Book) (Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1-5-1945 to 30-4-1947: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/1145/1 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7162665
6. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.94: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
7. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs#1946
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 22:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Jun-2021 22:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jun-2021 22:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Jun-2021 17:15 | Sysel | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2023 21:53 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]] |
| 25-Jul-2023 20:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Operator, Location, Operator]]] |
| 26-Jul-2023 12:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[[Operator, Location, Operator]]]] |
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