Taxiing

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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1220

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1945

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Suffered a ground accident at Idris Airport prior to takeoff. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Ground accident of an Avro 652 Anson C.12 in Wick

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1956

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

PH672

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Military

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Turnhouse - Wick

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Following an uneventful flight from RAF Turnhouse, the crew landed at Wick Airport but while taxiing, encountered heavy winds. The airplane veered off taxiway and lost its undercarriage before coming to rest. Both crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Blow off taxiway by heavy winds.

Ground accident of an Avro 652A Anson XII at RAF Spitalgate

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1956

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

PH662

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Flight Type:

Training

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Spitalgate - Spitalgate

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Suffered an undercarriage failure while taxiing at RAF Spitalgate. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage failure during taxiing.

Ground accident of an Avro 706 Ashton Mk.3 at RAF Defford

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1955

Type of aircraft:

Avro 706 Ashton

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Registration:

WB492

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Test

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Defford - Defford

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The crew was engaged in a test flight on behalf of the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE). While taxiing, a fire broke out in a wheel well. The pilot was able to stop the airplane and all five occupants escaped without any injuries. The airplane was considered as damaged beyond repair and later transferred to Farnborough for structural test.

Probable cause:

Wheel fire during taxiing.

Ground accident of an Avro 652 Anson XI at RAF Fairoaks

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1955

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

PH717

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Military

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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The aircraft suffered an undercarriage failure while taxiing at RAF Fairoaks. There were no casualties but the aircraft was not repaired.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage collapsed while taxiing.

Ground accident of a Douglas SC-47D near Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1955

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43-48765

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14581/26026

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1944

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While taxiing, the airplane struck an irregularities in the terrain, causing a main gear and its ski to be sheared off. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Ground accident of a Kaiser-Frazer C-119J Flying Boxcar in Birmingham

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1954

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

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Registration:

51-8133

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Test

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Birmingham - Birmingham

MSN:

136

YOM:

1952

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Birmingham

Alabama

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United States of America

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North America

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The crew (engineers and technicians) were performing ground test following technical modifications. While taxiing, the airplane went out of control, veered off taxiway and came to rest. Both occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 685 York C.1 in Luqa

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1954

Type of aircraft:

Avro 685 York

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Registration:

G-AMUM

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Ferry

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