Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 December 1940
Aircraft Type: Handley Page HP.42E Hadrian
Owner/operator: 271 Sqn RAF
Registration Number: AS982
Location: RAF Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Other
A Hadrian Page AS982 aircraft was damaged by a strong gale on the night of December 5th and 6th, 1940, causing it to be blown into a nearby field, carried onto a railway line, and subsequently across a railway line. Initial damage occurred at 08:30 hours.A Hadrian Page AS982 aircraft was damaged by a strong gale on the night of December 5th and 6th, 1940, causing it to be blown into a nearby field, carried onto a railway line, and subsequently across a railway line. Initial damage occurred at 08:30 hours.
Description
Handley Page Hadrian AS982: Damaged by gale, not repaired. 06/12/1940 On the night of 5th / 6th December 1940 a gale effected a number of parked aircraft at airfields on the south-eastern side of Yorkshire and aircraft at both Doncaster and Brough were damaged. Hadrian” AS982 was parked at Doncaster and was blown into a nearby field and before it could be recovered or made safe a further gust carried it onto a neighbouring railway line and then again across the far side of the line. The time for the initial damage is given at 08.30hrs.
Primary Cause
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