Date:	Thursday 15 August 1946
Time:	day
Type:	Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk X
Owner/operator:	254 Sqn RAF
Registration:	RD508
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Beaufighter TF. X RD508, (254 Sqn): Took off for training flight 15/08/1946 from RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire. Pilot retracted the undercarriage prematurely on takeoff from base. Undercarriage subsequently collapsed at RAF Thorney Island. Aircraft severely damaged, and struck off charge as Cat. E(FA). No reported injuries to the crew.
Crew:???? Ok

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.199
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.102: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
5. https://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._254_Squadron_RAF#World_War_Two
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Thorney_Island#Post-war_units

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
26-Jun-2022 16:53	Nepa	Added [Operator]
16-Sep-2022 10:16	Nepa	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
12-Jun-2023 00:15	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]]