ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56520
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| Date: | 03-MAR-1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival Provost T1 |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE Boscombe Down (Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment Boscombe Down) |
| Registration: | WE530 |
| MSN: | PAC/56/2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Amesbury, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM) |
| Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
WE530 was the 2nd Provost prototype, originally fitted with a Armstrong-Siddeley Cheetah engine, as a cheaper alternative to the Alvis Leonides. Written off on 3 March 1951, when crashed at Amesbury, Wilshire. The aircraft was undergoing acceptance trials, and a propeller blade fractured, causing severe vibrations, which made it imperative that the pilot execute an immediate forced landing.. Struck off Charge and sold as scrap in 23 April 1958
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.111 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.119
4. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1310680/
5. http://www.aviationbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=59056&d=1347539497
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percival_Provost#Variants
7. https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/percival-p56-provost
8. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2012 13:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2013 16:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2021 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2021 15:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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