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Date: | Wednesday 13 January 1954 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Bristol 171 Sycamore HR Mk 13 |
Owner/operator: | 275 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XD196 |
MSN: | 13066 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 1/2 mile SSE of RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Bristol Sycamore XD196, 275 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13/1/54 when suffered a temporary engine failure just after take off from Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire. This caused resonance in the tail rotor shaft and loss of control. The pilot was forced to auto-rotate into trees 1/2 mile south south east of the airfield, and XD196 was damaged beyond repair in the collision with the trees
XD196 was the leading (first) aircraft in the Royal Review of the Royal Air Force by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, at RAF Odiham, Hampshire on 15/7/53 celebrating her coronation which had taken place at the beginning of June. A total of 600 aircraft took part!
Neither of the two crew of XD196 were hurt. The crew were Flight Lt D.C.L.Kearns (pilot) and Flight Sergeant V.H. Hudson.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.1 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/194:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424315 3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.25
4.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1954.htm 5.
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/75/ 6.
http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/br171.php 7.
http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/nos10.html Media:
Bristol Sycamore HR.13 XD196 in 1953:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-May-2012 19:22 |
Dr. John Smith |
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15-Aug-2012 08:01 |
Nepa |
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20-Apr-2013 18:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
13-Aug-2013 22:38 |
JINX |
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27-Oct-2018 19:21 |
Nepa |
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09-Jan-2020 19:04 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
02-Apr-2020 18:01 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
02-Apr-2020 18:03 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
03-Apr-2020 08:46 |
Investig |
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04-Mar-2024 09:41 |
Nepa |
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