ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310298
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| Date: | Thursday 25 November 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Buckmaster T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | EFS RAF |
| Registration: | VA368 |
| MSN: | 12135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire |
| RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire |
Bristol Buckmaster T.1 VA368, EFS (Empire Flying School): Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a post-landing accident at RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire on 25-11-48.
The aircraft had landed safely, and came to a halt on the runway at RAF Hullavington, while the crew carried out their post-landing checks. The pilot then raised the undercarriage in error, in mistake for the flaps, and the aircraft sank onto its belly.
The Subsequent Board of Inquiry deemed the incident was partly due to a design error of the Bristol Buckmaster, in that the lever to raise the undercarriage was immediately adjacent to the lever used to raise the flaps. A momentary lapse of attention could result the pilot pulling on the 'wrong' lever, as had happened on this occasion.
Bristol Buckmaster VA368 was not repaired: Struck off charge as FACE (Flying Accident Cat. E) on 30-11-48
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.449
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. EFS (Empire Flying School) ORB for the period 1-4-1942 to 31-5-1949: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/628: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100337
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VA
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Buckmaster
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_College_of_Air_Warfare#History
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hullavington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2023 16:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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