Date:	Thursday 28 February 1946
Time:
Type:	Bristol Beaufighter Mk Xc
Owner/operator:	SFU RAF
Registration:	RD355
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Honiley, Wroxall, Warwickshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Honiley, Warwickshire
Destination airport:	RAF Honiley

Narrative:
Beaufighter RD355: (Signals Flying Unit, RAF) Took off for Training flight. 28/02/1946
The pilot attempted to make a tight circuit and landing at RAF Honiley, and land from a short approach to the airfield, in order to keep the airfield in sight in conditions of poor visibility. However, the aircraft was written off (damaged beyond repair) when it undershot the runway on approach, and collided with a hedge and the perimeter fence. Undercarriage collapsed (Flying Accident Cat. E) 28/02/1946.
Crew:
G/Cpt (????) VICKERS (pilot) RAF - Ok
???? (nav.) RAF - Ok

The Signals Flying Unit RAF was established on 20-7-44 at RAF Honiley. Disbanded at RAF Honiley on 1-9-46 Equipped with Oxford and Vickers Wellington. Became part of Central Signals Establishment.

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells.
2. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 p85
4. SFU RAF ORB for the period 1-8-1944 to 1-12-1946: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/1187: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100897
5. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.96: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communications_units_and_formations_of_the_Royal_Air_Force#Signals_units_and_formations
7. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1946-49.htm
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Honiley#Other_units

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Jun-2021 23:01	Dr. John Smith	Added
17-Jun-2021 23:02	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
18-Jun-2021 08:17	Kvitko	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]
18-Jun-2021 20:41	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
18-Jun-2021 22:26	Kvitko	Updated [Operator, Operator]
20-Jun-2021 22:17	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Departure airport, Source]
15-Sep-2021 21:51	Nepa	Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]
12-Jul-2023 19:11	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Time, Narrative, Operator]]
07-Aug-2023 20:19	Nepa	Updated [[[Time, Narrative, Operator]]]