ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56658
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| Date: | 09-DEC-1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival Provost T1 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF Flying College |
| Registration: | WW423 |
| MSN: | PAC/56/236 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Percival Provost T.Mk.1 WW423: delivered 30/09/1954. Sole operational service career was with the RAF Flying College Cranwell, Lincolnshire
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 9/12/1957: Undershot the runway at RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire, after the engine lost power while on approach. Not repaired, declared a non effective airframe and Struck Off Charge as Cat.5(c)
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.194 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 105)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.273
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2012 15:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 12:10 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Aug-2020 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2021 20:09 | Coumes | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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