Sample article taken from a recent Air Link.

 

AIRCRAFT WRITE-OFFS IN LINCOLNSHIRE 1955

Terry Hancock

 As always, help is received from Tony Hancock at Boston and Peter Parnham.

 March

14.    WG130.     Balliol T2 of RAFC Cranwell. Swung on landing and hit snow bank, u/c collapsed, Barkston Heath.

May

13.    RF539.       Lincoln B2 of 83 Sqn Hemswell. Swung on t/o, u/c retracted to stop.

June

16.    XD712.      Sabre F4 of 66 Sqn Linton-on-Ouse, Yorks. Broke up recovering from a dive, Elsham Carrs. 1k.

21.    WF995.     Balliol T2 of RAFC Cranwell. Stalled during practice force-landing, cart-wheeled Dowsby Fen.

29.    WG287.     Chipmunk T10 of Bristol UAS, Filton, Glos. Engine cut on practice t/o, Swinderby.

         51-17070.  F84F Thunderstreak of 508 Strategic Fighter Wing, USAF, Sturgate. Flame-out.

July

12.    WG132.     Balliol T2 of RAFC Cranwell. Sank onto runway on approach, Barkston Heath.

August

09.    RF574.       Lincoln B2 of 83 Sqn Hemswell. U/c retracted in error on landing run.

23.    G-ANOC. Hiller 360. Crashed at Glentham.

October

05.    WG112.     Balliol T2 of RAFC Cranwell. Dived in during tail-chase, 6m N of Seaford (nr Ashby-de-la-Launde?). 1k.

20.    WA253.    Vampire FB(T)5 of 8 FTS Swinderby. EF, overshot  Faldingworth disused and force-landed.

November

01.    XE961.       Vampire T11 of 8 FTS Swinderby. Inverted spin, abandoned and crashed 4m N of Holbeach (nr Holbeach St Marks?).

11.    VV675.       Vampire FB(T)5 of 8 FTS Swinderby. Stalled during loop after t/o, crashed 1.5m SW of base. 1k.

December

12.    XE989.       Vampire T11 of 8 FTS Swinderby. Engine caught fire on ground.

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