ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20768
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| Date: | Sunday 20 June 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul Balliol T.2 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College Cranwell |
| Registration: | WG123 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sibsey Westhouses, near Boston, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire (EGYE) |
| RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire (EGYE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boulton Paul Balliol T.Mk.2 WG123: Delivered 7/1/53. RAF Service was with 7 FTS, RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, and RAF College Cranwell (usually based at RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20/6/54: Following an engine failure, the Balliol belly landed in a field at Sibsey Westhouses, near Boston, Lincolnshire. Both occupants - Flight Lieutenant Barry Arthur Phillips (Service Number 607038) and Flight Cadet Robert Snare were not injured, and walked away from the accident. Purpose of flight Intermediate Handling Test.
The Balliol was deemed damaged beyond economic repair and struck off charge as Cat5(c) on 12/7/54
Sources:
1. The Boulton Paul Balliol: The Last Merlin-Powered Aircraft By Alec Brew
2. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.159 ISBN 0-85130-290-4
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 49)
4. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.64
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WG
6. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1954
7. https://robertsnare.wordpress.com/about
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2008 20:41 | JINX | Added |
| 24-May-2012 12:26 | CARADOC123 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2019 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2020 22:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 22:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2020 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2020 19:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2020 20:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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