ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56666
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| Date: | 13-SEP-1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival Provost T1 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF Flying College |
| Registration: | WW417 |
| MSN: | 228 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Folkingham, South Kesteven, Linconshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Folkingham, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Percival Provost T.1 WW417: Delivered 17/9/1954. RAF Service career was with 2 FTS and the RAF Flying College, RAF Manby.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13/9/56: Lost power when the engine failed to "pick up" during a practice forced landing at the disused RAF Folkingham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire. The aircraft overshot and hit a concrete block. The pilot (flying solo) sustained only minor injuries
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.183 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 104)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.212
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?22066-Piston-Provosts-of-2-FTS&styleid=3
6. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1956
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WW
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Folkingham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2012 13:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 12:09 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2020 21:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2020 21:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-May-2021 20:08 | Coumes | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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