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Date: | Monday 9 June 1947 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American Harvard T Mk 2B |
Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
Registration: | FX367 |
MSN: | 14A-1670 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Wendling, 4 miles north-west of East Dereham, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Ex-USAAF 43-34784 (MSN 14A-1670) Delivered to RAF as Harvard IIb FX367. No 16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School, Newton, Nottinghamshire August 1944. To 3 Service Flying Training School, South Cerney, Gloucestershire January 1946. To 3 Flying Training School, RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk April 47.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9 June 1947 when crashed after engine failure at RAF Wendling, 4 miles north west of East Dereham, Norfolk. During a practice forced landing, the pilot allowed the Harvard to sink too low. When power was applied to begin the overshoot, the engine failed to 'pick up', and the pilot was compelled to initiate a real forced landing
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 1946-1949 by Colin Cummings p308
3. The Harvard File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain, 1988 p.108)
4. 3 FTS RAF ORB 1-1-1946 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1812:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101522 5.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Wendling 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._3_Flying_Training_School_RAF#Second_formation 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Feltwell#Royal_Air_Force_use Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-May-2023 19:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
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14-May-2023 19:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
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14-May-2023 19:42 |
Nepa |
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22-May-2023 18:44 |
Dr. John Smith |
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