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Date: | Monday 23 July 1956 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American AT-16 Harvard T Mk 2B |
Owner/operator: | Nottingham UAS RAF |
Registration: | FX334 |
MSN: | 14A-1732 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Kinloss, Morayshire, in the north of Scotland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Kinloss, Morayshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Kinloss, Morayshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:North American AT-16 Harvard T.2B FX334: First recorded in RAF service with 5 (P) AFU in February 1945. To 7 SFTS in April 1946. To 22 SFTS from December 1946 to August 1948. Stored, then to 7 FTS RAF (coded "O-G") from November 1950 to June 1952. Stored, then to Cambridge UAS from January 1956. To Nottingham UAS from June 1956.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23/7/56: The aircraft made a wheels-up belly landing at RAF Kinloss, Morayshire, after the engine failed while in the Kinloss circuit. No injuries reported. Aircraft not repaired, 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.173 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Harvard File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain, 1988 p.107)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.202
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Jun-2020 21:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Jun-2020 21:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date] |
23-Jun-2020 21:42 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
25-Jun-2020 19:04 |
MIG21 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |