Date:	Friday 24 January 1947
Time:	day
Type:	Miles Martinet TT Mk 1
Owner/operator:	595 Sqn RAF
Registration:	RG896
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire
Destination airport:	RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire

Narrative:
Miles Martinet RG896: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24/01/1947 in an emergency landing at RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

During the sortie, the engine failed at 800 feet agl (above ground level) due to water contamination of the fuel. The pilot, F/Lt K C SHAW DFM, force landed the aircraft back safely at base (RAF Pembrey). The pilot had been awarded the DFM (Distinguished Flying Medal) after a tour of bomber operations during WWII in which he had served as an air gunner. The pilot was uninjured, but the aircraft was written off as Cat. E (FA)

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.266
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-PZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. 595 Sqn RAF ORB for January 1947: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2056/2: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8415205
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._595_Squadron_RAF
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembrey_Airport#History

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
21-May-2023 21:59	Dr. John Smith	Added