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Date: | Wednesday 7 November 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Percival Proctor Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 1 ASS RAF |
Registration: | NP337 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Sculthorpe, 3 miles west of Fakenham, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Locking, Westeron-Super-Mare, Somerset |
Destination airport: | RAF Sculthrope, Fakenham, Norfolk |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Percival Proctor Mk.IV NP337, 1 ASS (Air Signals School), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7/11/1951 when flew into trees during a CGA (Ground Controlled Approach) to RAF Sculthorpe, three miles west of Fakenham, Norfolk in adverse weather conditions. Although the aircraft was wrecked, there were no reported injuries to the crew.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.121 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 192
3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculthorpe_Training_Area#Cold_War Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Feb-2021 18:25 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
13-Feb-2021 21:02 |
MiG15 |
Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
14-Feb-2021 00:18 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |