Date:	Friday 15 February 1946
Time:	day
Type:	Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X
Owner/operator:	254 Sqn RAF
Registration:	RD540
MSN:	QM-X
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Langham, Langham Road, Cockthorpe, Holt, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Langham, Holt, Norfolk
Destination airport:	RAF Langham, Holt, Norfolk

Narrative:
Beaufighter RD540/QM-X: (254 Sqn RAF) Crashed at RAF Langham, Langham Road, Cockthorpe.15/02/1946
The undercarriage failed to lower on final approach to RAF Holt, Norfolk, and the pilot had to opt for a wheels-up belly landing. The aircraft slid along the runway at RAF Holt on its belly, and the underside was severely damaged.
Crew: ???? Ok /slight injuries

1. Broken Wings: Post War RAF Accidents by James J Halley (Air Britain, 1999)
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.73
3. ORB 254 Sqn RAF for the period 1-6-1945 to 30-9-1946: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/1516/35: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8397472
4. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.94: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
5. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._254_Squadron_RAF#World_War_Two
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Langham

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

23 November 1943	JM394	254 Sqn RAF	0	RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England		min
26 April 1944	JM???	254 Sqn RAF	0	RAF Donna Nook RLG, North Lincolnshire, England		min
3 November 1944	NT946	254 Sqn RAF	0	RAF Donna Nook RLG, North Lincolnshire, England		w/o
1 April 1945	LZ418	254 Sqn RAF	2	Missing - North sea, position : 53.30N 05.02E		w/o
3 May 1945	RD456	254 Sqn RAF	2	Missing - North sea. position : 54.44N 10.54E		w/o
13 June 1945	RD540	254 Sqn RAF	0	RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England		min

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-Jun-2021 21:04	Dr. John Smith	Added
13-Jun-2021 21:24	Norton	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
23-Jan-2022 22:25	Nepa	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
10-Nov-2022 10:58	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
16-Nov-2022 10:38	Nepa	Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
14-Jul-2023 21:54	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]]