ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278697
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Date: | Saturday 30 May 1942 |
Time: | 00:15 LT |
Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L7492 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe |
Destination airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe |
Narrative:This aircraft was damaged on landing from a cross-country sortie. The pilot landed heavily in heavy rain, the aircraft bounced and touched down on one wheel causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Pilot Sgt R Eyres, Sgt MH Rawlins, Sgt SA Gregg (Australian), Sgt Bohn, Sgt T McKerrow and Sgt CR Poole were all unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/50_wwII.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Jun-2022 17:15 |
TigerTimon |
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