Hastings crashes involving aircraft elevators or elevator locks

JohnC · JohnC

This is still the UK's worst military peacetime accident involving UK personnel, much has been written about the crash, I have pieced some info here http://splashdown2.tripod.com/id34.html I have met some of the bereaved families over the years and it is still traumatic to speak of the events lea...

JohnC · JohnC

I have done a lot of research on this crash again involving elevators, I too have met relatives involved in this accident, many of the technical details can be read here

JohnC · JohnC

This must be a huge subject, it is not for me to lay any blame on anyone except to highlight the accidents that had occurred over a period of 20 years, if anyone wishes to air their own views on the subject matter then please feel free to do so I was given some notes and detailed diagrams from the Air Publica...

JohnC · JohnC

Correspondence I exchanged a few years ago ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22/06/1953 WJ335 Stalled on take off at Abingdon, 6 died with what was thought to be the elevator locks still in or that had been reapplied. WJ335 On 22nd June 1953 was ready for take off at RAF Abingdon with a crew of six onboa...

JohnC · JohnC

02/03/1955 WD484 Crashed on take off from Boscombe Down, elevator locks in, 4 died [some reports say 2 crew died].

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	Hastings TG577 (Preview) This is still the UK's worst military peacetime accident involving UK personnel, much has been written about the crash, I have pieced some info here http://splashdown2.tripod.com/id34.html I have met some of the bereaved families over the years and it is still traumatic to speak of the events lea...	JohnC	4	3546	Dec 3, 2022 by JohnC
	Hastings TG602 (Preview) I have done a lot of research on this crash again involving elevators, I too have met relatives involved in this accident, many of the technical details can be read here	JohnC	4	2016	May 10, 2022 by JohnC
	The crashes involving elevator locks and hinge bolts ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) This must be a huge subject, it is not for me to lay any blame on anyone except to highlight the accidents that had occurred over a period of 20 years, if anyone wishes to air their own views on the subject matter then please feel free to do so I was given some notes and detailed diagrams from the Air Publica...	JohnC	12	4388	Jul 17, 2014 by JohnC
	Hastings WJ335 (Preview) Correspondence I exchanged a few years ago ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22/06/1953 WJ335 Stalled on take off at Abingdon, 6 died with what was thought to be the elevator locks still in or that had been reapplied. WJ335 On 22nd June 1953 was ready for take off at RAF Abingdon with a crew of six onboa...	JohnC	1	3432	Jun 20, 2014 by JohnC
	Hastings WD484 (Preview) 02/03/1955 WD484 Crashed on take off from Boscombe Down, elevator locks in, 4 died [some reports say 2 crew died].	JohnC	0	1619	May 18, 2014 by JohnC
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