ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311266
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| Date: | Sunday 26 March 1944 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 1683 Bomber Defense Trg Flt RAF |
| Registration: | AH882 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bruntingthorpe. Leicestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Market Harborough, Leicestershire |
| RAF Bruntingthorpe. Leicestershire |
Tomahawk AH882: Took off for Training flight. 26/03/1944
Pilot took off from RAF Market Harborough and landed within 10 minutes at RAF Bruntingthorpe, swinging to starboard and breaking the landing gear. As this was the pilot's third accident
(2 total wrecks) in Tomahawks, the Accident Review Board recommended that he be posted "to more docile and easier to handke types."
Another accident, injured on 23/05/1944 Typhoon VR206 1683 BDT Flt RAF
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus.413612) Percy Albert Cousens KERR (pilot) RAAF: Ok
Sources:
1.https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1015165&c=WW2
2.Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY
3.Henk Welting's Database
4.VBS database
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2023 02:19 | redsix | Added |
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