| Appendix
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| Form 765 (C) (Revised Dec., 1941)
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REPORT ON FLYING ACCIDENT OR
FORCED LANDING NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENEMY ACTION. |
| In every case copies of this form
are to be rendered as follows:- |
| (i) One copy direct to Air Ministry, C.I.
(Accidents) |
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If this
incident has been reported
to the Air Ministry by signal, quote
Reference No. and date. |
| (ii) Two copies direct to Air Ministry,
(S.4. Statistics) |
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| (iii) One copy direct to Ministry of
Aircraft Production (R.M.I.) |
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ACKLINGTON R.823
23.7.43 |
| (iv) One copy through usual channels to
Command Headquarters |
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[ In addition and only
if casualties to airman are involved ]
(v) One copy direct to Records Office |
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| 1.
Unit
1630 ACC Flight, Acklington |
Group
No. 70 |
Command
Fighter |
Serial No.
of Form
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| 2. Date of Incident
23rd July, 1943 |
3. Nature of and purpose for
which flight authorised:- |
| Time
14.55 hrs. |
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| SITE
OF INCIDENT |
Nature |
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(i)
Operational or non-
operational... [non operational] |
| (a) Name of Aerodrome or landing ground
R.A.F. Acklington |
(ii) day or
Night flying?....
[day] |
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| (b) Place (if (a) not applicable) |
(iii) Purpose....
Drogue Towing. |
| (c) County
Northumberland |
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| Part (a) to be completed if the incident
occurred on, or whilst taking off from or approaching to land on
an aerodrome or landing ground |
This flight is being included
in this Unit's flying hour summary on: Form
765A /
765B
....(Delete as necessary) |
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| 4. Type of airframe
and engine and extent of damage (see footnotes to this section)
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of Airframe and Engine |
Airframe |
Engines |
| Single or Port |
Starboard |
Centre Port |
Centre Starboard |
| Type |
Lysander |
Mercury |
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| Mark or
series |
III |
XX |
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| RAF No.
and makers' No. for engines. |
T.1747 |
S.102019 / A252708 a |
a |
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hours run |
b |
b |
b |
b |
b |
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last installed in airframe |
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b |
b |
b |
b |
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Extent of damage |
A.C. |
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a. To be quoted whenever an
engine is damaged or fails
b. To be quoted only for incidents involving defect or failure
of airframe or engines
c. To be indicated as :-
E = Missing, unrepairable, reduction to scrap or instructional.
B = For repair at contractor's works or R.A.F Depot.
AC = For repair by contractor's working party.
A = For repair by nearest R.A.F. unit.
U = No damage. |
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| 5. ALL OCCUPANTS OF
AIRCRAFT
and
FLYING EXPERIENCE OF PILOTS |
Names to be
entered in order of duty: 1st Pilot, 2nd Pilot, Pupil Pilots,
etc.
Degree of injury to be classified as: Missing, Killed, Injured
(admitted to Sick Quarters or Hospital), Slightly Injured (not
admitted to Sick Quarters or Hospital), Uninjured. (Quote as M,
K, I, I(s) or U as appropriate |
Flying Experience of Pilots
and Pupil Pilots. See note (ii) |
| Part A |
Part B (see note (i) below) |
Part C |
| Total
Solo (Day and Night) |
Solo
(Night) |
Instru-
ments |
Link
Trainer |
| Total
quoted in part 4 |
All types |
Total
quoted in part 4 |
All Types |
| Duty |
Name and Initials
(Nationality to be quoted if not British) |
Rank |
No. |
Degree of Injury |
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FINBOW L.E. |
P/O |
136837 |
U |
5.50 |
140 |
Nil |
10 |
28 |
20 |
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| NOTE (i) Part B only to be
quoted if incident occurred during night flying. (ii) Quote to
nearest hour. (iii) Part C only to be quoted if loss of control
at night or in bad visibility or cloud by day is a possible
contributory factor. |
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6. STAGE OF FLIGHT
A. Picketing or at moorings.
B. Starting up.
C. Stationary other than A or B.
D. Taxying. E. Taking off.
F In flight. G. Landing.
H. Towed or manhandled.
J. Not known.
Complete A or B or C, etc., as appropriate. |
7. DID FIRE OCCUR?
If
yes, state "In air" or "On ground" as appropriate. If no fire
state "No" |
8. CONDITION OF LIGHT
IN WHICH INCIDENT OCCURRED.
A Day (daylight) B. Dusk (Half light of evening)
C. Dawn (half light of morning)
D. Dark (no moon or moon obscured)
E. Moonlight. F. Not known.
Quote as A or B or C etc., as appropriate and amplify in Part 12
(B) if necessary. |
9.IF INCIDENT OCCURED
when taxying on, taking off from or landing on a runway state
"Yes" |
| F |
NO |
A |
NO |
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10. SUMMARY OF PILOT'S REPORT (or a description of
circumstances which terminated in the accident if the pilots
report is not available). In cases of engine failure information
should be given as to the behaviour of the engine and
manipulation of the engine controls immediately before failure.
Duration of flight since last take off:
Hours...-......Minutes....55...... If engine failure occurred
during take off quote height.......
Whilst engaged on target towing, I
approached the aerodrome to drop my second drogue. As there were
aircraft parked close to the dropping run and to the leeward
side, I decided to drop lower than usual. I could not make a
straight run as this would have cut across the line of approach
of landing aircraft and in trying to straighten out more quickly
than usual, I realised that I was getting too low. I dropped my
hand to the trimmer and at that moment the aircraft nosed down
and the landing wheel hit the ground buckling the port wheel. I
landed on the grass on the drome and when the aircraft had
almost come to a standstill it turned over on its nose and then
on its back.
(sgd) L.E. FINBOW. P/O
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11. REPORT BY APPROPRIATE SPECIALIST
OFFICERS (A. E. Nav., &c.) :(i) If technical failure is involved
information as to the nature and cause of the failure is
required; precise information as to the extent of the damage
arising as a result of this failure is not required. (ii) If the
non-embodiment of an authorised modification is considered to
have contributed to the accident, the serial number of the
modification and reason for non-embodiment should be stated.
At 15.45 hrs. on 23.7.43 I was
informed by telephone that a Lysander aircraft was about to
force land on the aerodrome. The aircraft in question T.1747
made a normal landing, but at the end of its run 'nosed over' on
to its back. This was due to damage previously sustained by the
port wheel and undercarriage.
Damage:- Port and starboard main
planes, propeller, engine shock loaded.
Is form 1022 or 1023 being rendered? If "Yes" stated which
...................... Signature .....J.
CASSELL. F/Lt. Stn. Eng. Off. |
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12. REMARKS BY UNIT COMMANDER (to be given under three
separate headings) :-
PART A. Remarks as to circumstances of the incident. (If it
occurred at night on or near an aerodrome the nature of the
lighting system in use at the time is to be noted in Part A.)
PART B. Diagnosis of all contributory factors. The manner in
which any particular factor contributed to the incident is to be
clearly indicated.
PART C. General remarks (including any recommendation with with
regard to personnel, training, airframes, engines, accessories,
etc., and notes of any action taken as a result of this
incident)
(a) Pilot came down too low to
release drogue which caught a blister hanger. This caused the
aircraft to dive slightly, and the landing wheels bounced on the
perimeter track - thereby causing damage to the undercarriage.
(b) Pilot unable to make a straight
approach to drogue dropping areas, as this would have entailed
coming across line of approach of landing aircraft.
(c) Aircraft in excellent condition
generally, but pilot had only 4½ hours towing experience on this
type.
Signature.............K. COPELAND F/O.......................
Commanding...............1630 AAC
Flight........................... Date.....23.7.43 |
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13. REMARKS BY STATION COMMANDER (and
notes of any action taken as a result of this incident) : -
(i) Was any assistance rendered in rescue work after the
accident which is considered worthy of recommendation? Yes or
No.........If any such assistance was rendered, the
recommendation is to be forwarded separately.
(ii) Remarks.
(i) No.
(ii) The cause of this accident is
the subject of an investigation, already underway.
Signature................E. GRAHAM
W/C...............
Commanding..........ACKLINGTON............ Date.....25.7.43 |
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