Incident Handley Page Hampden Mk I AT185,
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Date:Thursday 2 April 1942
Time:21:55 LT
Type:Handley Page Hampden Mk I
Owner/operator:49 Sqn RAF
Registration: AT185
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Scampton
Destination airport:RAF Scampton
Narrative:
This aircraft was damaged whilst practising nighttime circuits and landings. The aircraft approached too slowly and undershot the runway, striking the undercarriage on a raised road on the airfield boundary. Pilot Sgt JW Heard and crew were unhurt.

Sources:

http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs

Revision history:

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31-Mar-2022 18:41 TigerTimon Added

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