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Date: | Friday 1 August 1952 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American Harvard T.2B |
Owner/operator: | 6 FTS RAF |
Registration: | KF322 |
MSN: | 14A-2023 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Hodnetheath, 4 miles south west of RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:North American Harvard T.2B KF322. No former USAAF serial. First noted in service with the RAF in October 1950, with 2 FTS, RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire. Transferred in May 1951 to 6 FTS, RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1 August 1952; wrecked when force landed near Hodnetneath, four miles south west of RAF Tern Hill, Shropshire. The aircraft's engine caught fire in flight, and, during the forced emergency landing, the Harvard struck and went through a hedge. Although the aircraft was wrecked, both crew were apparently uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.132 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 275
3. The Harvard File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain, 1988 p 120)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Mar-2021 14:13 |
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] |
17-Mar-2021 14:15 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
17-Mar-2021 16:48 |
Paco |
Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |