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53 Squadron Hastings


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Crashed on landing and caught fire at RAF Kai Tak 27/07/1953 this aircraft was on the strength of 53 Squadron at the time of the crash when it hit a hut, sadly one person on the ground was killed in this incident.



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No. 53 Squadron joined the Berlin Airlift from August 1949



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The story going the rounds in 53 Squadron at the time was that the RAF fire crew covered the crashed plane with foam and a little later the local Kowloon brigade came along and hosed it off - after which the plane caught fire again!

 

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-- Edited by Lionel Mussell on Thursday 17th of July 2014 09:58:16 PM

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